Liquid compass

Bowl-Ironium (?) plated, filler plug on foreside, expansion chamber at top. Inside of bowl black with a white painted wire lubber line mounted across diameter of curved verge glass. Mounted in a bracket on coil springs with felt pads. Corrector magnets are fitted to underside of bowl, consisting of four discs each carrying a pair of magnets.
Card-Dia. 2.75" (7cm) Black plastic (?) vertical ring, with white markings, graduated to 360 degs., attached by four black wire struts to pivot at centre.
Needle-Two needles of circular section suspended on wires below card.
Pivot-Inverted type, pivot stem carrying jewelled pivot cup mounted to base of bowl.

Object Details

ID: ACO1206
Type: Liquid compass
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Star
Date made: 1940
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory
Measurements: Overall: 103 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm