Magnetic correcting device - aircraft compass

Magnetic correcting device
Consists of a turn screw with a crossbar. Two bar magnets are fitted onto a central column by brass blocks. The ends of the magnets are fitted into the ends of the crossbar. When the turn screw is revolved the bar magnets are moved in increasing or decreasing arcs.

Object Details

ID: ACO0372
Type: Magnetic correcting device - aircraft compass
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Admiralty Compass Observatory
Date made: circa 1930
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory
Measurements: Overall: 40 mm x 90 mm x 47 mm
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