Mercury switches

Steel electrical equipment containing wire, mercury etc in two sections, in wooden box.

Believed to be mercury switches for 36-inch Yapp Telescope, part of the original drive.

Object Details

ID: AST1035
Collection: Astronomical and navigational instruments
Type: Electrical equipment
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1932; Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 292 mm x 235 mm