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Pocket compass
Pocket compass
Bowl: Dia. 2.0" 95.1 cm) Gilt pocket compass in pinchbeck case, with 'D' ring at the top. Fitted with a needle locking mechanism operated by a lever at the top of the case.
Card: Dia. 1.8" (4.6 cm) White enamel with black markings. Graduated to 16 points and to 360 degrees by 5 degrees.
Needle: Length 1.8" (4.6 cm) Steel edge bar needle with jewelled pivot cap at centre.
Pivot: Unsighted.
In red leather case.
O.A. Height 0.9" (2.3 cm)
Bowl: Dia. 2.0" 95.1 cm) Gilt pocket compass in pinchbeck case, with 'D' ring at the top. Fitted with a needle locking mechanism operated by a lever at the top of the case.
Card: Dia. 1.8" (4.6 cm) White enamel with black markings. Graduated to 16 points and to 360 degrees by 5 degrees.
Needle: Length 1.8" (4.6 cm) Steel edge bar needle with jewelled pivot cap at centre.
Pivot: Unsighted.
In red leather case.
O.A. Height 0.9" (2.3 cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV0239 |
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| Type: | Pocket compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Harris & Co |
| Date made: | circa 1820 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 10 mm x 50 mm x 70 mm x 51 mm |
| Parts: | Pocket compass |