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Boat's compass
A boat's compass in brass bowl with paraffin lamp for lighting purposes attached. The circular glass through which the card is viewed is set obliquely in a square copper plate (to be screwed to the thwart from underneath) secured to the top of the bowl.
The card is 5" diameter and the N & E points are decorated, probably the latest in existence. Halls took out a patent No. 19521 in 1890 for a boat's compass in a thwart. This is probably it.
Plate 8.9" x 8.9" (22.5 cm x 22.5 cm)
The card is 5" diameter and the N & E points are decorated, probably the latest in existence. Halls took out a patent No. 19521 in 1890 for a boat's compass in a thwart. This is probably it.
Plate 8.9" x 8.9" (22.5 cm x 22.5 cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV0259 |
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| Type: | Boat's compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Halls, G. E. |
| Date made: | 1890 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 185 mm x 305 mm x 225 mm |
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