ID 217696
Lot 5015 | MARITIMER GESCHWINDIGKEITS- UND ENTFERNUNGSMESSER “THE WALKER & SON. LTD. BIRMINGHAM
MARITIME SPEED AND DISTANCE KNIFE "THE WALKER & SON. LTD. BIRMINGHAM
Birmingham (England), 1st half of the 20th century. The measured nautical miles are measured in increments of 0-10 and 100-500 nautical miles. It is measured by a patent of Thomas Ferdinand Walker (1837 - 1921), a rotor screw is sunk while driving in the water, which rotates in the flow, this rotational movement is transmitted via a flexible shaft to the meter which analogously indicates the distance covered. Overall: 120 cm. Traces of age and wear, function not tested.
| Auction house category: | Collection of nautical antiques |
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| Auction house category: | Collection of nautical antiques |
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Eppli Auktionshalle Heilbronner Straße 9-13 70771 L.-Echterdingen Germany | ||||||||||||||
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