WWI Engineers' Instruments: the Stories Objects Tell
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Ever wonder how a rotary telephone works, how sailors and pilots navigated by the stars, or how mechanical calculators perform complex math using only gears? Then you've come to the right place! Our Own Devices is a channel dedicated to the fascinating world of vintage technology, and the many elegant and ingenious ways our ancestors solved even the most complex technical problems. Want more fascinating history? I am a regular staff writer for Today I Found Out and many of its sister channels: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut I also have a historical adventure novel titled 'Our Own Devices' set in 1920s Morocco. Check it out at my personal website: www.gillesmessier.ca And finally, I make 1920s/30s-style Art Deco posters, which you can purchase on my Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/DecoEchoes
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Like what I make? Want fewer sponsorship ad reads? Consider contributing to my Patreon at https://patreon.com/OurOwnDevices In this episode, we take a close look at some objects I have been wanting to feature on this channel for a while: a set of engineers' instruments from the First World War, which I received as a gift at the age of 8. Not only are these objects fascinating mechanically, but they also tell the the fascinating stories of the three men who owned and used them during the Great War: Major John Travers Lewis, Major Thomas Sydney Morrisey, and Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Irving Stevenson. 1914 Abney Level Manual: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/The_Abney_level_handbook_%28IA_abneylevelhandbo1935calk%29.pdf SOURCES: https://jasonclarkeantiques.co.uk/products/mark-i-bell-pattern-sextant-with-full-accessories-by-heath-co-of-london https://sextantbook.com/2010/01/07/a-box-sextant/ https://rochesteravionicarchives.co.uk/collection/historic/verners-pattern-prismatic-compass http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/stevenson_hi.shtml
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