Simple Altimeter
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Taylor Instrument Co.
- Physical Description
- First U.S. altimeter with radium paint on dial; range 10,000ft.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the Department of Commerce
- Inventory Number
- A19570077000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- INSTRUMENTS-Flight Management
- Materials
- Aluminum Alloy
- Glass
- Copper Alloy
- Paint
- Radium Paint
- Unknown White Metal
- Unknown Metal Plating
- Wax
- Dimensions
- 3-D (Diameter x Depth): 14.8 × 6.4cm (5 13/16 × 2 1/2 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19570077000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv94d12b273-446d-48cc-acec-792810bf3018
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