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Liquid compass - aircraft
Liquid compass
Bowl: Black painted brass, filler plug at side, expansion chamber at base. Inside of bowl painted white with four black painted lubber lines, the lubber lines are also marked on the verge ring and an additional one is cut on the verge glass. Mounted in a brass gimbal ring which is attached by two wooden struts to a wooden base. Dims. 10.0" x 5.0" x 0.75" (25.4 cm x 12.7 cm x 1.9 cm)
Bowl: Black painted brass, filler plug at side, expansion chamber at base. Inside of bowl painted white with four black painted lubber lines, the lubber lines are also marked on the verge ring and an additional one is cut on the verge glass. Mounted in a brass gimbal ring which is attached by two wooden struts to a wooden base. Dims. 10.0" x 5.0" x 0.75" (25.4 cm x 12.7 cm x 1.9 cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0550 |
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| Type: | Liquid compass - aircraft |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Plath, C. |
| Date made: | 1914-1918 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 135 mm x 247 mm x 180 mm |