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Liquid compass and binnacle
Liquid compass
Bowl: Brass bowl set in chromium binnacle. Bowl is black on outside and white on inside. Has black lubber spike. Verge is graduated to eight points and 0-360 in degrees.
Card: A mica band white with black markings graduated to quarter points and 0-360 degrees. There are eight damper filaments. Diameter: 2.5" (6.4cm)
Needle: The four needles, in two pairs, are held on a framework beneath the card.
Pivot: Unsighted
Binnacle: A chromium plated miniature binnacle with removable hood. The hood has a fixed window. There are brackets at the base. Diameter: 8" (20cm) O.A. 8.5" (21.5cm)
Bowl: Brass bowl set in chromium binnacle. Bowl is black on outside and white on inside. Has black lubber spike. Verge is graduated to eight points and 0-360 in degrees.
Card: A mica band white with black markings graduated to quarter points and 0-360 degrees. There are eight damper filaments. Diameter: 2.5" (6.4cm)
Needle: The four needles, in two pairs, are held on a framework beneath the card.
Pivot: Unsighted
Binnacle: A chromium plated miniature binnacle with removable hood. The hood has a fixed window. There are brackets at the base. Diameter: 8" (20cm) O.A. 8.5" (21.5cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0207 |
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| Type: | Liquid compass and binnacle |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry Hughes & Son Limited |
| Date made: | circa 1935 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 220 mm; Diameter: 170 mm |