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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
France
INSTRUMENTS-Scientific
Poplar case with 8 suspension points; window missing; nickel silver base; brass recording drum with paper chart; clockwork mechanism; scales-0-8500 meters, 760-260 mm/hg.
3-D: 19 x 10 x 16cm (7 1/2 x 3 15/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Base - Nickel SilverCase - PoplarMechanism - Brass
A19570140000
Transferred from the Department of Commerce
National Air and Space Museum
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