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Tank

ZAA0544.3

Object connections:

Collection	Timekeeping
Gallery location	Not on display

Object details:

Object ID	ZAA0544.3
Description	Tank belonging to the Shortt 16 Master Clock ZAA0544.
Date made	circa 1926

Artist/Maker	Shortt, William Hamilton Synchronome Co Ltd
Place made	London
Credit	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements	Overall: 965 mm x 260 mm x 305 mm
Parts	Shortt master and slave clock system No 16 (ZAA0544) Timing weight (ZAA0544.1) Brass plate with a steel screw (ZAA0544.2) Tank (ZAA0544.3) Bell Jar (ZAA0544.4) Glass Plate (ZAA0544.5) Pendulum (ZAA0544.6) Suspension (ZAA0544.7) Advance / Retard Mechanism (ZAA0544.8) Impulse Roller and Frame (ZAA0544.9) Movement (ZAA0544.10) Suspension Clamp (ZAA0544.11) Condenser (ZAA0544.12) Pendulum Support (ZAA0544.13) Pendulum Support Retaining Screws (ZAA0544.14) Advance/ Retard Mechanism Retaining Studs (ZAA0544.15) Primary Slave Clock (ZAA0544.16) Primary Slave Pendulum (ZAA0544.17) Primary Slave Suspension (ZAA0544.18) Vernier Slave Clock (ZAA0544.19) Vernier Slave Pendulum (ZAA0544.20) Vernier Slave Suspension (ZAA0544.21)
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