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Path Indicator
Black painted metal case. Across the centre of one side are mounted three dials. The centre dial is marked "HEAD FOR THE STAR" & "PATH". The left dial is marked "DISTANCE". The right dial is marked "DEPARTURE". Above the three dials is a glazed arc through which a vertical compass card, graduated to 1/4 points and to 360 degrees, can be seen. This is marked "COMPASS".
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0676 |
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| Type: | Path Indicator |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Holmes Navigating Co |
| Date made: | circa 1932 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 450 mm x 550 mm x 300 mm x 34 kg |
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