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Dry card compass and binnacle
Bowl-Brass, glazed, with inside painted white. Lead weight at the base, set in double gimbals.
Card-Mica covered on both sides. Hand decorated. Black with white markings graduated to points. Has decorated East point. Amount of red wax on reverse of card.
Needle-Flar bar type expanded at centre to take pivot cap 3.75" (9.5cm) x 0.4" (1cm). Attached to card by two rivets.
Pivot-Brass spike at centre of bowl and a jewelled pivot cap.
Binnacle-Wooden cubicle type with single window. Has lamp at top which is separated from compass chamber by a plate of glass. A small door at front for access to compass.
Card-Mica covered on both sides. Hand decorated. Black with white markings graduated to points. Has decorated East point. Amount of red wax on reverse of card.
Needle-Flar bar type expanded at centre to take pivot cap 3.75" (9.5cm) x 0.4" (1cm). Attached to card by two rivets.
Pivot-Brass spike at centre of bowl and a jewelled pivot cap.
Binnacle-Wooden cubicle type with single window. Has lamp at top which is separated from compass chamber by a plate of glass. A small door at front for access to compass.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV0476 |
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| Type: | Dry card compass and binnacle |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bradford, George |
| Date made: | circa 1830 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 430 mm x 225 mm x 213 mm x 127 mm |