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