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Object Details

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

INSTRUMENTS-Navigational

Manufacturer

Pioneer Instrument Co.

Physical Description

480mm long, 300mm high, 140mm wide; 1924; experimental. Detached eyepiece and detached unknown white metal piece included.

Dimensions

3-D (Main Section of Drift Meter): 47.3 × 13.7 × 9cm (18 5/8 × 5 3/8 × 3 9/16 in.)
3-D (Detached Eyepiece, Approximate): 22.2 × 10.2 × 4.1cm (8 3/4 × 4 × 1 5/8 in.)
3-D (Unknown Small White Metal Piece): 5.7 × 0.6 × 2.4cm (2 1/4 × 1/4 × 15/16 in.)

Materials

Non-Magnetic White Metal Alloy
Unknown White Metal Plating (Possible Zinc Plating)
Wax

Inventory Number

A19570248000

Credit Line

Transferred from the Department of Commerce

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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