The Lenthall Course Delineator

Transparent celluloid rectangular instrument. At one end is a radial protractor scale 0–90–0–90–0. Along the centre is a 125 mm slot with one end at the centre of the protractor scale and of width to accept a pencil point, with scale divided into tenths.

Inscriptions:
The Leanthall Course Delineator
Patent No. 12631 09
Heath & Co Ltd London

Contained in a mahogany box with sliding lid, with receptacle for a pencil. The box also contains a folded sheet of paper with pencil marks.

Instruction book: 98 x 150 mm booklet of 32 pages in red paper covers, giving instructions for various navigational tasks.

Object Details

ID: NAV0096
Type: Course indicator
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Heath & Co. Ltd
Date made: 1909
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 188 mm x 102 mm; box: 210 x 130 mm