Compass card

Card for a liquid compass.

Card: The card is a mica band. It is clear with black and white markings graduated to every other point and quadrantally in degrees. It is an Admiralty card.

Needle: The two needles are held in tubes which go through the domed front. Length 2" (5.1 cm)

Pivot: The pivot is incorporated into the float and can be removed by a screw at the top of the dome.

O.A. height 1.25" (3.2 cm)

Object Details

ID: ACO1071
Type: Compass card
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1930
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory
Measurements: 82 x 30 mm
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