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Liquid compass
Liquid compass
Card: A mica band (broken), 1.25" wide attached to the float by four radial arms. The card is white with black markings graduated to quarter points and 0 - 360 in degrees. There is also another 0 - 360 degree markings set 180 degrees out.
Needle: The six flat bar needles in two tiers of three, are all the same length and pointed at each end. Length 7.5" (19 cm). Width 0.9" (2.4 cm).
Pivot: The pivot is incorporated into the high domed float.
O.A. height 3" (7.6 cm)
Card: A mica band (broken), 1.25" wide attached to the float by four radial arms. The card is white with black markings graduated to quarter points and 0 - 360 in degrees. There is also another 0 - 360 degree markings set 180 degrees out.
Needle: The six flat bar needles in two tiers of three, are all the same length and pointed at each end. Length 7.5" (19 cm). Width 0.9" (2.4 cm).
Pivot: The pivot is incorporated into the high domed float.
O.A. height 3" (7.6 cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0859 |
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| Type: | Liquid compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Askaniawerke AG |
| Date made: | 1929 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 65 mm; Diameter: 225 mm |