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Corrector magnet carrier
Corrector magnet carrier
Unpainted aluminium set of scissor corrector magnets seized from the Deutsche Seewarte in 1945. It is fitted to a metal cap, diameter 6.5" (16.5 cm). Two shafts with triangular heads operate pairs of 2.5" x 0.4" x 0.4" (6.4 x 1.0 x 1.0 cm) magnets, graduated scales indicate the positions of the magnets.
O.A. Height 3.75" (9.5 cm)
Unpainted aluminium set of scissor corrector magnets seized from the Deutsche Seewarte in 1945. It is fitted to a metal cap, diameter 6.5" (16.5 cm). Two shafts with triangular heads operate pairs of 2.5" x 0.4" x 0.4" (6.4 x 1.0 x 1.0 cm) magnets, graduated scales indicate the positions of the magnets.
O.A. Height 3.75" (9.5 cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0814 |
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| Type: | Corrector magnet carrier |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1944 |
| People: | Deutsche Seewarte |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 93 mm; Diameter: 160 mm |