Portable propeller pitchometer and diagram

Made:
1896-1912 in Glasgow
maker:
Dobbie-McInnes Ltd.
Two diagrams of the application of a propeller pitchometer

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Two diagrams of the application of a propeller pitchometer
Science Museum Group Collection
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Portable propeller pitchometer, patented by J. Chapman and J. Hunter in 1896, used to determine the pitch of a screw propeller, in leather case (see note), by Dobbie McInnes Limited, Glasgow, 1896-1912

Details

Category:
Marine Engines
Object Number:
1912-112
Materials:
wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and glass
Measurements:
overall: 180 mm x 187 mm x 52 mm, .785kg
type:
propeller
credit:
D. McInnes Ltd.

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