- Title:
- Benthic pressure trap
- Object name(s):
- deep-sea pressure trap; deep-sea pressure trap
- Brief description:
- Benthic pressure trap, 1976, designed by Ian Gilchrist and constructed under his supervision in the Mechanical Engineering Workshops of Brunel University. Used for the recovery of deep sea animals at constant pressure and temperature for study at sea level. The associated biological work was conducted by Alister MacDonald
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Credit line:
- Gilchrist, Ian
- Material:
- metal (unknown)
- Material:
- plastic (unidentified)
- Object name:
- deep-sea pressure trap; deep-sea pressure trap
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1976
- Date - latest:
- 1976
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1976
- Date - latest:
- 1976
- Object production person:
- Gilchrist, Ian
- Other number:
- 2007-141
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- E2006.236.1
- Other number type:
- Previous number
- Responsible department/section:
- SCM - Oceanography
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/1bbf9ef2-8a0a-34bf-9fda-83f9a8e54aa4
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/1bbf9ef2-8a0a-34bf-9fda-83f9a8e54aa4, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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