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Bonnici's Claws, Depth Gauge and Sampler, 1855

Made:
1855 in Mediterranean Region
Bonnici's Claws mechanical sounder (depth gauge and sampler) Bonnici's Claws mechanical sounder (depth gauge and sampler) Bonnici's Claws mechanical sounder (depth gauge and sampler) Bonnici's Claws mechanical sounder (depth gauge and sampler) Bonnici's Claws mechanical sounder (depth gauge and sampler)
Bonnici's Claws mechanical sounder (depth gauge and sampler) Bonnici's Claws mechanical sounder (depth gauge and sampler) Bonnici's Claws mechanical sounder (depth gauge and sampler) Bonnici's Claws mechanical sounder (depth gauge and sampler) Bonnici's Claws mechanical sounder (depth gauge and sampler)

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Bonnici's Claws mechanical sounder (depth gauge and sampler)
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Bonnici's Claws mechanical sounder (depth gauge and sampler)
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Bonnici's Claws mechanical sounder (depth gauge and sampler)
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Bonnici's Claws mechanical sounder (depth gauge and sampler)
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Bonnici's Claws mechanical sounder (depth gauge and sampler)
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Bonnici's Claws mechanical sounder (depth gauge and sampler), constructed by Carmelo Bonnici, blacksmith on HMS Spitfire, 1855. Used in surveys in the Black Sea and Mediterranean.

Details

Category:
Oceanography
Object Number:
1876-830
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), copper (metal) and fibreglass
Measurements:
overall: 590 mm x x , 205 mm, 2.43kg
type:
sounder and sea bottom sampler
credit:
Admiralty Hydrographic Department

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