sounding machine and box

DateCirca 1900

Mediumsteel

Dimensions9 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (24.1 × 12.1 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.10495

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionA brass sounding machine [T. Walker's Patent Sounding Machine] (Patent 3140) with an anchor stamp. The brass and solder vane revolves when the machine is dropped to the bottom and measures 2 to 150 fathams. A lanyard is attached. There is a direction label on the inside top of the hinged lid of the box.Provenance"HWK" numbered objects are from Henry W. Kendall's personal collection, distinct from the larger Kendall Whaling Museum collection.

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