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Steering wheel
Steering wheel
Dimock's paint sample, 1881
Dimock's paint sample, 1881
F. S. Allen's life raft, 1881
F. S. Allen's life raft, 1881
James Rees's steering apparatus, 1882
James Rees's steering apparatus, 1882
Providence steam capstan windlass, 1883
Providence steam capstan windlass, 1883
Providence steam pump-brake windlass, 1884
Providence steam pump-brake windlass, 1884
Allen and Grater's capstan, 1886
Allen and Grater's capstan, 1886
Thomas Walker's patent ship's log, 1887
Thomas Walker's patent ship's log, 1887
John MacHaffie's 'Citropeller,'1892
John MacHaffie's "Citropeller,"1892
Alexander Wellens's telescoping brows, 1957
Alexander Wellens's telescoping brows, 1957
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Navigation Instruments
Navigation instruments, including some patent models, in the museum's Physical Sciences collections.
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