Log, taffrail
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1977.0392.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Walker, Thomas
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS TUBE WITH 4 FINS; ODEMETER MECHANISM INSIDE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 45.7 cm
- Width
- 11.4 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Marine Transportation
- Category
- Navigation instruments & equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Walker
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1800'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
FOR RECORDING HOW FAR A SHIP HAS TRAVELLED - Technical
-
VERY EARLY MODEL. "Production commenced in 1863 and ceased in 1919. [...] Was used mainly in steam powered, high speed vessels such as used by the Royal Navy. Details and design features suggest manufacture date circa 1883." ( A.J.Sharp. "Distance Run: A History of the Patent Ship-Log". 1999. Page 117.) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- ONE HAND ON MILES RECORDER
- Finish
- POLISHED BRASS
- Decoration
- STAMP OF ANCHOR & T.W. ON TWO OF THE FINS
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Walker, Thomas, Log, taffrail, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1977.0392, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1977.0392.001/
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