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Compass card
Card for a liquid compass.
An overhead compass card.
Card: A mica card attached direct to the needles. The card is white with black markings graduated to quarter points.
Needle: The two needles are both enclosed in metal tubes which are attached to the float.
Length 6" (15.3 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" (4.6 cm)
An overhead compass card.
Card: A mica card attached direct to the needles. The card is white with black markings graduated to quarter points.
Needle: The two needles are both enclosed in metal tubes which are attached to the float.
Length 6" (15.3 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" (4.6 cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO1063 |
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| Type: | Compass card |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | D. Pearson, D |
| Places: | City of Kingston upon Hull |
| Date made: | circa 1920 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | 222 x 43 mm |