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Detector, Hydrogen Leak, Airship

Object Details

Physical Description
Porcelain detector is mounted for use in a cicrular wood frame with glass-sealed dial on front; wing-shaped nut and screw secures the varnished wooden handle to the body of the frame. The back of frame is covered with a perforated metal plate above a disc of wire gauze.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Manufacturer
Davis and Son Inc.
Credit Line
Transferred from the Department of Commerce
Materials
Wood
Copper Alloy
Unknown Metal
Paper
Glass
Dimensions
3-D: 25.4 × 19 × 8.9cm (10 × 7 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)
Type
INSTRUMENTS-Miscellaneous
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