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Liquid compass
Liquid compass
Card: A mica band with canvas on top attached to the needles by a wire framework. The card is white with black markings graduated to quarter points.
Needle: Two needles held in metal tubes which are attached to the base of the dome. Length 3.2" (7.8 cm)
Pivot: The pivot is incorporated into the domed float and the jewel can be removed by a screw on the top of the dome. The base of the dome is corrugated.
O.A. height 1.25" (3.2 cm)
Card: A mica band with canvas on top attached to the needles by a wire framework. The card is white with black markings graduated to quarter points.
Needle: Two needles held in metal tubes which are attached to the base of the dome. Length 3.2" (7.8 cm)
Pivot: The pivot is incorporated into the domed float and the jewel can be removed by a screw on the top of the dome. The base of the dome is corrugated.
O.A. height 1.25" (3.2 cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0887 |
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| Type: | Liquid compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | J., A. J. K. |
| Date made: | circa 1930 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 32 mm; Diameter: 100 mm |