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Pocket compass
Pocket compass
Bowl: Dia. 2.0" (5.1 cm) Gilt pocket compass in pinchbeck case, with 'D' ring at top. Fitted with a card locking mechanism operated by a lever at top of case.
Card: Dia. 1.7" (4.3 cm) White paper? with black markings. Graduated to 32 points and quadrantally in degrees. A brass jewelled pivot cap is mounted at centre.
Needle: Unsighted.
Pivot: Unsighted.
O.A. Height 0.5" (1.3 cm)
Bowl: Dia. 2.0" (5.1 cm) Gilt pocket compass in pinchbeck case, with 'D' ring at top. Fitted with a card locking mechanism operated by a lever at top of case.
Card: Dia. 1.7" (4.3 cm) White paper? with black markings. Graduated to 32 points and quadrantally in degrees. A brass jewelled pivot cap is mounted at centre.
Needle: Unsighted.
Pivot: Unsighted.
O.A. Height 0.5" (1.3 cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV0246 |
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| Type: | Pocket compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1820 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 14 mm x 50 mm x 70 mm |