Plummet
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Record 967/1139
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Collection James " Chummy" Frost Collection
Description 5000 year old plummet. Also called a plumb bob. It is a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line. It is used for determining perpendicularity. Also for sounding.
Home Location Display Case #5 "Bartlett"
Object ID 2011-002-00007
Object Name Weight, Balance
People James "Chummy" Frost
Ralph Bartlett
Search Terms Plummet
Title Plummet
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Rev. 2.0 2/2013 Contact the Historical Commission at 781-639-3425 or e-mail us (please include the "Object ID" number, not the Record Number)     historic@marblehead.org
Last modified on: February 22, 2013