Object Details
- Physical Description
- Half an object which appears as a solid dome. There is evidence of cracking and two large grooves or gouges appear to run the length of the top, circumventing a
- center hole. The bottom: 1.0" outer rim is elevated with four holes and is 1/8" high. Bottom area is 3.5" wide and flat with four holes. The very center is 1.0" wide and flat and on a lower level with a 1/8" hole in the dead center of object. All this indicates that this piece is the female half of object which was probably held in place by pegs from the male half.
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Manufacturer
- Smithsonian Institution
- Date
- 1887-1903
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution to the United States National Museum.
- Materials
- Wood
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 7.3 x 14cm (2 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
- Storage: 18.73 x 18.42 x 9.53cm (7 3/8in. x 7 1/4in. x 3 3/4in.)
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Test
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