Skead's Detaching Apparatus (Mechanical Sounder), 1857

Skead's detaching apparatus, weight detaching mechanical sounder (depth gauge and sounder), designed by F. Skead and used on HMS Tartarus, 1857, during telegraph survey operations between Malta and Crete.

Collection

Science Museum

Inventory Number

3017919

Title

Skead's Detaching Apparatus (Mechanical Sounder), 1857

Object Type

PhysicalObject

Measurements

- overall: 310 mm x 400 mm x 195 mm, 2.555kg