Liquid compass; Box

Box for the liquid compass was originally patented by Captain L.W.P. Chetwynd, RN, as a surveying compass in 1908.

Object Details

ID: ACO0213.1
Type: Liquid compass; Box
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1909
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory
Measurements: Overall: 61 mm x 158 mm x 162 mm
Parts: Liquid compass