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Liquid compass
Bowl: Brass glazed top, opaque glass bottom. Painted black. Has hinged magnifier attached to verge. White inside with shelf containing black lubber line. Set in double gimbals.
Card: White with black markings graduated to quarter points and 0 - 90 in degrees quardantally. Domed float in centre with hollow surround.
Needle: Needles held in two tubes attached to float.
Pivot: Unsighted.
Set in ACO stand.
O.A. Height 13" (33 cm)
Card: White with black markings graduated to quarter points and 0 - 90 in degrees quardantally. Domed float in centre with hollow surround.
Needle: Needles held in two tubes attached to float.
Pivot: Unsighted.
Set in ACO stand.
O.A. Height 13" (33 cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0153 |
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| Type: | Liquid compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry Hughes & Son Limited |
| Date made: | circa 1920 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Bowl: 127 mm x 254 mm |