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Dry card compass
Dry card compass
Pocket compass Dry card
Brass case Paper card
Single flat bar Magnet mounted under paper card. Four wax spots for balance.
Floating card with quadrantal graduations to nearest 10 degrees in addition to 32 points. (The 2 degree graduations have apparently been trimmed off at some time)
Pocket compass Dry card
Brass case Paper card
Single flat bar Magnet mounted under paper card. Four wax spots for balance.
Floating card with quadrantal graduations to nearest 10 degrees in addition to 32 points. (The 2 degree graduations have apparently been trimmed off at some time)
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV0208 |
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| Type: | Dry card compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Spencer & Co |
| Date made: | circa 1820 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm; Diameter: 66 mm |