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aerospace transport: aircraft: flying boat (Curtis)
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Airship pelorus
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Azimuth Circle
Azimuth circle shadow pin
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azimuth mirror, compass
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key, morse sending
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Marine chronometer
scale, sounding machine
sound communication t&e: key, morse sending
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Submarine liquid compass
surveying & navigational t&e: binnacle
surveying & navigational t&e: binnacle, compass
surveying & navigational t&e: card, compass
surveying & navigational t&e: card, compass: compass, boat's(liquid)
surveying & navigational t&e: card, compass: compass, dry
surveying & navigational t&e: card, compass: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: circle, azimuth
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, aircraft: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, aircraft bombsight: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, airship: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, dry card
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, boat's liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, liquid(projector)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, submarine liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, vertical force
surveying & navigational t&e: depth sounding equipment: machine, sounding
surveying & navigational t&e: depth sounding equipment: machine, sounding(deep sea - electric)
surveying & navigational t&e: magnet system, compass
surveying & navigational t&e: pelorus, airship
timekeeper: chronometer, marine(8 day)
Vertical force compass
water transport: cargo vessel: clipper, tea (later a training ship at Greenhithe)
water transport: fighting vessel: destroyer (HMS.later a training ship at Greenhithe)
water transport: fighting vessel: submarine
water transport: steam vessel
water transport accessory: azimuth mirror, compass
water transport accessory: scale, sounding machine
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Captain Chetwynd
Field, M B
Henry Hughes & Son Ltd
Kelvin Bottomley & Baird Ltd
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Navigators and Engineer Officers Union
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North Atlantic Weather Chart specially prepared for and issued by the Navigators and Engineer Officers Union, 78, Leadenhall Street, London EC3, for the use of its Members (Weather Chart)
Airship pelorus - aircraft
Azimuth Mirror
Liquid compass and binnacle - aircraft; binnacle hood
Liquid compass box
Mark 3A (Liquid compass - aircraft compass)
Compass card
Compass card
Liquid compass - aircraft
Vertical force compass
Submarine liquid compass
Liquid compass
Liquid compass - aircraft
Frame containing 6 compass cards
Liquid compass card
Compass and binnacle
Sounding tube
Sounding tube
Sounding tube
Sounding tube
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Kelvite Mark IV Sounding Machine (Sounding machine)
Boat's liquid compass and binnacle
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