Bare Needle Type

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Mining dial compass in ivory case. Containing an ivory tripod erection with various scales of untested value. Graduated to 180 degs. Bare needle type. There is a similar compass in the Museum of History and Science, Oxford.

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Object Details

ID:	NAV0461
Type:	Mining compass
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Unknown
Date made:	circa 1645
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements:	Overall: 15 mm x 75 mm x 129 mm
Parts:	Bare Needle Type Bare Needle Type (Mining compass scale) (NAV0461.1) Bare Needle Type (Mining compass scale) (NAV0461.2) Bare Needle Type (Mining compass box) (NAV0461.3)