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The Progress Gyroscope Top
Gyroscope top in its original red cardboard box with instructions for its use and consists of a brass gyro wheel 2" (5.1cm) dia. mounted in a chrome ring 2.5" (6.3cm) dia. which is pivoted on steel bearings.
Several different colour versions and special editions of this gyroscope were made during the lifetime of the toy. The early versions have flat cut screw adjusters. The later versions made in the 1960s have painted or plastic adjusters. The printed box design also varied several times over the toy's lifetime.
Several different colour versions and special editions of this gyroscope were made during the lifetime of the toy. The early versions have flat cut screw adjusters. The later versions made in the 1960s have painted or plastic adjusters. The printed box design also varied several times over the toy's lifetime.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV0971 |
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| Type: | Gyroscope top |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Progress Gyroscope Company |
| Date made: | circa 1935 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 90 mm; Diameter: 60 mm |
| Parts: | The Progress Gyroscope Top |