Flinders bar

Box of "Flinders Bars" for ACO 2350 containing eight bars; 3/16" dia. 2 x 19.8 " (50.5cm), 3 x 10" (25.4cm) and 3 x 6.75" (17.2cm) in length (including 2.25" (5.7cm) handles at each end of bar. Each bar is cased in brass and the handles are painted black, green and yellow respectively. Each is numbered and its calibration is shown on a form in lid of box. Inscription in Japanese on lid of box

Object Details

ID: ACO0774
Type: Flinders bar
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1929
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory
Measurements: Weight: .9 kg
Parts: Flinders bar