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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.

Object Details
Date 1887-1903 Country of Origin United States of America Type EQUIPMENT-Test Manufacturer Smithsonian Institution
Physical Description A saucer-shaped, circular object which is intrically carved as one piece with a 5.125" inner disk shape with 1.5" center hole. There is an usually-shaped 4.0" depression which appears smooth. Since the object is supposed to be circular (based on Langley objects of this type), the depression may be the result of the object being damaged and then prepared for some type of repair. Dimensions 3-D (Overall): 3.8 × 20.3cm (1 1/2 in. × 8 in.)
Materials Wood
Varnish
Inventory Number A19820974000 Credit Line Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution to the United States National Museum. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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