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Deap lead

Lead to measure the depth of the sailing water, and to know when approaching the coast. No soul!

Type of object:

Other instruments

Time period:

Gouden eeuw Nederland

Place:

probably Duthc

Date:

1750

Maker / Author:

Not known

Publisher / Printer:

Not known

Dimensions:

33 cm 5 kg

Material:

lead

Graduation:

Inscription:

Provenance:

References:

Archipel Antiques

Image by Austin Neill

Description

Intensievely used lead , originally octagonal deep lead without a soul, of space at the bottom to be filled with grease.

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