 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Creator(s): Negrette & Lambra Date: 1906-05-20 - Description: Ships barometer. Brass body with attached brass ring hook, glass face. Centigrade mercury thermometer mounted on bottom part of face as a separate semi-circular glass. Barometer face calibrated in isobars and words.The barometer from the ketch Dawn. whose maiden voyage was May 1906 and was wrecked 1909. Skipper/owner was James Willett. Format: realia Object: barometers Material: brass Titles: Dawn shipwreck barometer Subjects: meteorology; shipwrecks People/Orgs: Willett, James; Dawn (vessel) Institution: Furneaux Historical Research Association Inc. Object number: FHR_00106 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Furneaux Historical Research Association Inc.. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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