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Type 6/18 Mark III
Liquid compass
Card: A magnet system for a Hughes Mark IIIa compass. Comprises spider of eight elements, N & S elements red, N point marked with a red diamond, E & W points black. The end of each element is turned down at right angles.
Needle: Two needle magnets are mounted below the spider.
Pivot: Inverted type with pivot secured at base of float chamber. Pivot cap carried at top of brass stem which in this case is set in cork.
O.A. height 2.0" (5.0cm)
Card: A magnet system for a Hughes Mark IIIa compass. Comprises spider of eight elements, N & S elements red, N point marked with a red diamond, E & W points black. The end of each element is turned down at right angles.
Needle: Two needle magnets are mounted below the spider.
Pivot: Inverted type with pivot secured at base of float chamber. Pivot cap carried at top of brass stem which in this case is set in cork.
O.A. height 2.0" (5.0cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0327 |
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| Type: | Liquid compass - aircraft |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry Hughes & Son Limited |
| Date made: | 1926 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 55 mm; Diameter: 60 mm |