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Gimbal Table
Gimbals-Three brass gimbal rings. Inner ring 10" dia. with three "Y" bearings on upper surface and a brass bar with heavy weight attached to underside. Second ring 12.75" dia. Outer ring 15.5" dia. mounted in a heavy grey painted brass curved "U" frame 25" (63.5cm) wide. Mounted on a grey painted brass stand 4" (10.2cm) dia. on grey painted brass base 15 x 15" (38.1 x 38.1cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0089 |
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| Type: | Gimbal Table |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Fox, Robert Were |
| Vessels: | Challenger (1858) |
| Date made: | 1872 ? |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 1210 mm x 630 mm x 380 mm x 91 kg |