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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Instrument - Azimuth Compass, Early 20th Century
Negretti and Zambra 1850-1980s were optical instrument makers and mathematical instrument makers based in London, England. The firm of Negretti and Zambra was established in 1850 by Henry Negretti and Joseph Zambra who had formed a partnership. Their skill was immediately apparent when exhibiting at the 1851 Great Exhibition at Hyde Park, they were the only English instrument makers to receive a prize medal for meteorological instruments, resulting in their appointment as instrument makers to the queen, Greenwich observatory, and the British Meteorological Society. In 1853, when the Crystal Palace was re-erected in Sydenham, Negretti and Zambra became the official photographers of the Crystal Palace Company, which allowed them to photograph the interior and grounds of the new building. The firm made use of this access to produce a number of stereographs. Between 1855 and 1857 Negretti and Zambra commissioned photographer Pierre Rossier to travel to China to document the Second Opium War. Although Rossier subsequently was unable to accompany to Anglo-French forces in that campaign, he nevertheless produced a number of stereographs and other photographs of China, Japan, the Philippines and Siam (now Thailand), which Negretti and Zambra published and that represented the first commercial photographs of those countries. In 1856 Negretti and Zambra sponsored a photographic expedition to Egypt, Nubia and Ethiopia conducted by Francis Firth. In 1864 Negretti and Zambra (themselves) photographed Shakespeare's House at Stratford on Avon. A sepia photograph was then pasted onto card 4" × 2.5". This was then presented to visitors to the Crystal Palace to enable them to compare it with the model erected by Mr E. T. Parr in the Centre Transept. The card itself is headed "Crystal Palace April 23rd 1864." That year they also published a book, titled A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments, (which was reprinted in 1995). Throughout World War One Negretti and Zambra were entirely engaged in the production of various instruments for the Ministry of Munitions. They developed many instruments for the Air Ministry including a mercury-in-steel distance thermometer for taking the oil and air temperatures in aircraft which was patented in 1920. In 1946 the company went private and in 1948 the company was made public, and by 1950 Negretti and Zambra had 821 employees in Britain. In order to increase production and to safeguard future development in 1964, they purchased a modern factory at Aylesbury for all their production. In 1981 Negretti and Zambra were taken over by a group of financial institutions in the form of Western Scientific Instruments and in 1985 the company was acquired by Meggitt Holdings.The subject compass is just one type of the many marine and scientific, optical items this company produced over it’s life time. Negretti and Zambra were prolific manufactures of types of items as well as being very prominent in photography pioneering new innervation's and sponsoring expeditions to little known countries to document peoples daily lives and culture through photography.Azimuth compass on tripod in a fitted wooden box with a round spirit level included, lid of box has three indented circles where the legs of the compass fit when it is set up for use. Stamped "C.M.O. 9" on with Maker Negretti & Zambra London.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, azimuth compass, nautical instrument, negretti & zambra london, navigational instrument, compass -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - GAF Government Aircraft Factory Airplane Flight Manual Nomad Model N22B
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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
EPIRB Transmitter, c. 1970
This distress EPIRB unit (Emergency Position Indication Radio Beacon) was found on the beach at Levy's Point, Warrnambool, in December 2000 by a Warrnambool resident. Local police were alerted at the time. This distress signal unit is a world-wide COSPAS/SARSAT, satellite assisted, SAR (Search and Rescue) system for location of distress transmissions emitted by an EPIRB. Offshore cruising vessels must have such a unit as part of its essential safety equipment. This model EPIRB relies on four satellites with orbit times of approximately 100 minutes. The earlier units relied solely on aircraft flying overhead to detect and forward on the EPIRB’s location to Search And Rescue authorities, whereas this new system utilises satellites. The Lokata Company was established in 1970, designing and manufacturing marine products including communications. The company no longer makes products with the “Lokata” brand. In 2001 Sartech Engineering Ltd. took over the support for the Lokata EPIRB beacons. EPIRB unit; “Emergency Position Indication Radio Beacon” Distress communication unit for sending a distress location transmission in an emergency at sea. The EPIRB is a yellow, rectangular box with dials, buttons, indicator lights and instruction, plus an antenna protruding from the top of the unit. This unit sends a 406P (X) EPIRB, with 406M-Hz frequency, 48 hour duration signal. Made by LOKATA Ltd in England. Remnants of a white label remain on the side. Circa 1970“LO-KATA” moulded into the body. “Model 406” printed on the identifying pane (other required information is undecipherable) flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, emergency position indicating radio beacon, epirb, lokata ltd, marine safety equipment, satellite transmitting beacon -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual - Handling Notes for Beechcraft 23 Musketeer, Civil Flying School PTY. LTD, Handling Notes for Beechcraft 23 Musketeer Model 23, A23, A23A, A23-19 & A23-24. Appendix 4 to section 5
A manual containing the information on the handling of a Beechcraft 23 Musketeer and its 23, A34, A23A, A23-19 and A23-24 models. It contains three sections. Section 1 contains descriptions of systems and parts in the Beechcraft 23 Musketeer.roughly 9X6 inch booklet, Blue cover, two punched holes near the spine.non-fictionA manual containing the information on the handling of a Beechcraft 23 Musketeer and its 23, A34, A23A, A23-19 and A23-24 models. It contains three sections. Section 1 contains descriptions of systems and parts in the Beechcraft 23 Musketeer.handling manual, beechcraft, musketeer, beechcraft 23 musketeer, aircraft performance and operation -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Model (Item) - Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5A scale 1:24
... Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5A scale 1:24 Model Royal ... -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Model (Item) - Rockwell B1 Lancer scale 1:50 needs repair, pieces with aircraft
... with aircraft Model Rockwell B1 Lancer scale 1:50 needs repair, pieces ... -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - History of Bell Aircraft models Bell Aircraft since 1935, Bell Aircraft since 1935
... Aircraft since 1935 Book History of Bell Aircraft models Bell ...History of Bell Aircraft since 1935half inch think, silver jacket, X-1 Glamorous Glennis on jacketnon-fictionHistory of Bell Aircraft since 1935 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - Handbook Maintenance Instructions Navy Model P2V-7 Aircraft Volume 13 Electrical Wiring Data, Handbook Maintenance Instructions Navy Model P2V-7
... Handbook Maintenance Instructions Navy Model P2V-7 Aircraft... Handbook Maintenance Instructions Navy Model P2V-7 Aircraft Volume ... -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual - Hand Book Maintenance Instructions Navy Model P2V-7 Aircraft Volume 13 Electrical Wiring Data, Hand Book Maintenance Instructions Navy Model P2V-7 Aircraft
... Hand Book Maintenance Instructions Navy Model P2V-7... Hand Book Maintenance Instructions Navy Model P2V-7... Aircraft Manual Hand Book Maintenance Instructions Navy Model P2V-7 ... -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Drawing (Item) - Wirraway Technical Drawings - 2 copies, Model - Wirraway, 11/05/1950