Mariner's compass card bowl

Bowl. Red painted copper with lead balancing weight attached to underside and a glazed top. Inside of bowl painted white with two black lubber lines painted on side 180 degs apart. Brass pivot stem with steel point mounted at centre of base. Mounted in a brass gimbal ring.

Object Details

ID: NAV0285.2
Type: Mariner's compass card bowl
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Diameter: 240 mm;Overall: 87 mm
Parts: Mariner's compass