Display Status

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

Five wooden knobs; basic pieces that once fit on various wood casting molds, but have been broken off or misplaced from the original pieces.

Dimensions

3-D (1): 4.5 × 4.3cm (1 3/4 × 1 11/16 in.)
3-D (2): 2.7 × 1.9cm (1 1/16 × 3/4 in.)
3-D (3): 4.5 × 3.8cm (1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in.)
3-D (4): 3.5 × 3.8cm (1 3/8 × 1 1/2 in.)
3-D (5): 4.8 × 2.9cm (1 7/8 × 1 1/8 in.)
Storage: 20.3 × 16.8 × 6.4cm (8 × 6 5/8 × 2 1/2 in.)

Materials

Wood
Paint
Varnish

Inventory Number

A19820823000

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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