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Weddel's Sounding Machine


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      Creator(s):
George Russel & Co Ltd

Date: 1930 -

Description: Weddel's sounding machine No. 219. The plate reads "Range 100 feet in feet and tenths." The lead weight is lowered into the water until it touches the bottom and the depth measurement can be read from the dial.

Format: realia
Object: sounding hydrography
Material: cast aluminium;  metal;  brass;  stainless steel;  lead

Titles:
Weddel's Sounding Machine

Subjects: sounding hydrography

Institution: George Town and District Historical Society Inc.

Object number: GTH_PS0437

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