Liquid compass
Liquid compass
Card: A mica card attached to the float by a metal framework. The card is grey with black markings graduated to points and 0 - 360 in degrees
Needle: Unsighted. Inside 4.75" diameter annular float.
Pivot: Pivot cap, jewelled, is held in a metal bridge above the card.
O.A. height 1.5" (3.3 cm)
Card: A mica card attached to the float by a metal framework. The card is grey with black markings graduated to points and 0 - 360 in degrees
Needle: Unsighted. Inside 4.75" diameter annular float.
Pivot: Pivot cap, jewelled, is held in a metal bridge above the card.
O.A. height 1.5" (3.3 cm)
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Object Details
ID: | ACO0874 |
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Type: | Liquid compass |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Doignon, L. |
Date made: | circa 1914 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
Measurements: | Overall: 40 mm; Diameter: 195 mm |
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