Barometer, Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
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Object Details
- Physical Description
- Mercury barometer with sliding scale, brass and glass; 39 inches long; ca. 1860.
- Summary
- Barometer and case used by balloonist T.S.C. Lowe during the Civil War
- Credit Line
- Donated by the Heirs of Thaddeus C. Lowe
- c.1860
- Inventory Number
- A19310040000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- INSTRUMENTS-Flight Management
- Materials
- Metal, and glass
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 96.5 x 5.1cm (38 x 2 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Hangar
- Boeing Aviation Hangar
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19310040000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a550582b-7a23-4f0c-bfa8-557f0367007a
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