Ericsson Current Meter

Current meter in a wooden box, containing: main unit; lead weight (suffering from corrosion); a spare direction indicator; a part made of two canes and metal; 2 other parts. There are fittings in the box for other spares (now missing). The glass on both direction indicators is cracked.

Painted inside lid (twice): 'F.B. 2'
Inscribed on main unit: 'AKTIEBOLAGET / L.M.ERICSSON & CO. / STOCKHOLM'

Object Details

ID: NAV0982
Collection: Oceanography
Type: Current meter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: L. M. Ericsson & Co.
Date made: 1928
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Donated by Marine Scotland Marine Laboratory.