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GHR-KE-2022-00001 Registered

Survey aneroid

Hallam & Wyke, London · Date unknown · Made in United Kingdom

Overall view, as received1 of 1

Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-2022-00001
Object
Survey aneroidVerified
Category
Scientific & precision instrument
Maker
Hallam & Wyke, LondonVerified
Serial number
Recorded by the registry · not shown publicly
Date
Date unknownUnknownApplicant-submitted
Made in
United Kingdom
Current location
Kenya (precise location withheld)
Registered
6 Oct 2022

Physical description

Applicant-submitted

Survey aneroid by Hallam & Wyke, with recording pointer.

Height
277 mm
Width
228 mm
Depth
101 mm
Weight
1.51 kg

Method: Measured at inspection

Materials
Brass case, silvered dial, glass
Condition
Fair — Some damage, losses or later repairs.Applicant-submitted
Condition notes
Losses to the surface and one replaced component.

Marks and inscriptions

“HALLAM & WYKE · No. ••••”

Provenance and custody history

Unverified claim

Nyeri University Collections, 1893: Acquired for use in Nairobi. before 1907: Custody in this period is not documented. Bwalya Lungu, 1981: Inherited by the current custodian.

The custody history is incomplete

There is a period for which no custodian is documented. Gaps are shown in the timeline rather than filled by assumption.

  1. 1888
    Hallam & Wyke Manufacture · United Kingdom
    Made and numbered ••••.
    EstimateSource: Specialist opinion
  2. 1893
    Nyeri University Collections Acquisition · Nairobi
    Acquired for use in Nairobi.
    Unverified claimSource: Shipping manifest
  3. before 1907
    Custody not documented Note
    Custody in this period is not documented.
    Unverified claim
  4. 1981
    Bwalya Lungu Inheritance · Nairobi
    Inherited by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Bill of sale
  5. 2022
    Bwalya Lungu Registration · Nairobi
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Inherited, 1981Verified

Inspections and verification

No physical inspection has been carried out. Facts marked Verified were confirmed from documentary evidence.