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Liquid compass
Liquid boat's compass
Bowl: Black painted brass, filler plug at side, expansion chamber at base. Bottom fitted with a heavy metal cover. Inside of bowl silvered with four lubber lines carried on white enamel strips attached to side of bowl, the raised verge ring has the lubber lines engraved on it. Mounted in gimbal ring 7.25" (18.5 cm) diameter.
Card: Diameter 4.5" (11.5 cm) enamelled card white with black markings, graduated to 1/4 points. Attached to a large silvered float at centre.
Needle: Unsighted
Pivot: Unsighted
O.A. Height 4.3" (11.0 cm)
Bowl: Black painted brass, filler plug at side, expansion chamber at base. Bottom fitted with a heavy metal cover. Inside of bowl silvered with four lubber lines carried on white enamel strips attached to side of bowl, the raised verge ring has the lubber lines engraved on it. Mounted in gimbal ring 7.25" (18.5 cm) diameter.
Card: Diameter 4.5" (11.5 cm) enamelled card white with black markings, graduated to 1/4 points. Attached to a large silvered float at centre.
Needle: Unsighted
Pivot: Unsighted
O.A. Height 4.3" (11.0 cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0533 |
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| Type: | Liquid compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bamberg, Carl |
| Date made: | circa 1920 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 110 mm; Diameter: 200 mm |