Fathometer

Description:

The U.S. Weather Bureau, which transferred this item to the Smithsonian, termed it a fathometer, North Pole, ocean capsizing thermometer type, Russian, 1940.

Date Made: 1940

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.316266Catalog Number: 316266Accession Number: 224564

Object Name: Fathometer

Measurements: overall: 5 11/16 in x 15 3/8 in x 4 1/4 in; 14.44625 cm x 39.0525 cm x 10.795 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-fa3f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1167484

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