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Liquid compass
Liquid compass
IN BAD CONDITION
Card: A dished metal card attached direct to needles. The card is hand painted white with black markings graduated to quarter points. There is also a printed 0 - 360 degree band stuck around the edge.
Needle: The four needles, in two pairs, are held in hand painted aluminium tubes. Length 4.5" & 5.5" (11.4 cm & 14.0 cm)
Pivot: The pivot cap is incorporated into the domed float and the jewel can be removed by a screw on the top of the dome.
O.A. height 1.75" (4.4 cm)
IN BAD CONDITION
Card: A dished metal card attached direct to needles. The card is hand painted white with black markings graduated to quarter points. There is also a printed 0 - 360 degree band stuck around the edge.
Needle: The four needles, in two pairs, are held in hand painted aluminium tubes. Length 4.5" & 5.5" (11.4 cm & 14.0 cm)
Pivot: The pivot cap is incorporated into the domed float and the jewel can be removed by a screw on the top of the dome.
O.A. height 1.75" (4.4 cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0889 |
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| Type: | Liquid compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | E. S. Ritchie & Sons |
| Date made: | 1908 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 55 mm; Diameter: 195 mm |