Sounding machine

Dia. of tube 2.75" (7cm). A propelloer is mounted in an open ended tube between cross bars-a worm on the shaft drives two indicating wheels. An iron weight is cast over the lower half of tube with indentations for tallow.

Object Details

ID: NAV0685
Type: Sounding machine
Display location: Not on display
Creator: A. Walker & Son
Date made: After 1862
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 457 mm
Parts: Sounding machine