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Liquid compass Card
Card-A cardboard band 1" wide attached to a metal framework. The card is white with black markings graduated to 1/4 points and 0-360 by degrees.
Needle-The two cylindrical needles are attached to the metal framework, length 2" (5cm).
Pivot-The pivot cap is made of aluminium, with a jewel at the centre and forms the centre of the framework. There is a metal "crown" above the pivot cap.
Needle-The two cylindrical needles are attached to the metal framework, length 2" (5cm).
Pivot-The pivot cap is made of aluminium, with a jewel at the centre and forms the centre of the framework. There is a metal "crown" above the pivot cap.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0902 |
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| Type: | Liquid compass Card |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hand |
| Date made: | circa 1940 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 20 mm; Diameter: 100 mm |