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Actions	Walker's "Cherub" III ship-log Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberS1128.1-11 TitleWalker's "Cherub" III ship-log Creator Thomas Walker, & Son Ltd. (manufacturer)‎ DescriptionDeal box with compartmented interior containing one log, 2 rotators, 2 shoes, 2 glasses and 1 hook; 2 governors (not boxed) part of ship-log. Towed behind a boat to give measurement of distance travelled. The propeller is attached by a cable to a dial which records the number of propeller turns: the number of turns of the propeller is proportional to the distance travelled by the boat. Production place58 Oxford Street, Birmingham Object nameship-log Object category4.74 Materialbrass, steel, wood, hemp Dimensions box length: 483.00 mm box width: 282.00 mm box height: 138.00 mm

Object numberS1128.1-11

TitleWalker's "Cherub" III ship-log

Creator Thomas Walker, & Son Ltd. (manufacturer)‎

DescriptionDeal box with compartmented interior containing one log, 2 rotators, 2 shoes, 2 glasses and 1 hook; 2 governors (not boxed) part of ship-log. Towed behind a boat to give measurement of distance travelled. The propeller is attached by a cable to a dial which records the number of propeller turns: the number of turns of the propeller is proportional to the distance travelled by the boat.

Production place58 Oxford Street, Birmingham

Object nameship-log

Object category4.74

Materialbrass, steel, wood, hemp

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