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This object is on display in Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age

Object Details

Country of Origin

France

Type

EQUIPMENT-Test

Manufacturer

Richard Freres

Physical Description

Made of various metals, a 3 3/4" fan connected to meter gauge through geared mechanisms. Fan's outer edges enclosed in a circular metal housing with a vertical bar centered across front and back. Gauge is marked 0-99, hatch marks for each unit of 1 and multipes of 10 numbered.

Dimensions

3-D (334g): 18.2 × 9.5 × 5.4cm (7 3/16 × 3 3/4 × 2 1/8 in.)
Other (Fan Blade): 4 in. (10.2cm)
Other (Indicator): 2 in. (5.1cm)

Materials

Nickel-plated brass
Steel
Alluminum alloy
metal alloy
glass
ink

Inventory Number

A19540019000

Credit Line

Transferred from the Library of Congress

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Restrictions & Rights

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