Mechanical log
Mechanical log, comprising a brass rotator with 4 fins that is attached via three jointed brass rods and a universal joint to a register with two fins. The top of the register has a single circular dial divided to 60 with a pointer. On the underside are four more circular dials marked: to 100 (top); to 10; to 6; to 10 (bottom). An inscription beneath these four dials reads, 'Massey LLL Patent / London / 112'.
Patent No 2601 1802
Patent No 7113 1836
Patent No 2601 1802
Patent No 7113 1836
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Object Details
ID: | NAV0734 |
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Type: | Mechanical log |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Massey, Edward |
Date made: | After 1836 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 120 mm x 710 mm x 340 mm |