Liquid and binnacle

Bowl-Grey painted metal bowl with domed glass with white painted metal band over diameter. Inside of bowl has four black lubber lines carried on white plastic strips, set 90 degs apart. Expansion chamber at base incorporated with glass bottom, filler plug at side. Mounted in a dwarf binnacle.
Card-Dia. 4.7" (12cm) White plastic ring with black markings, graduated to 360 deg, attached by wire framework to black painted float at centre.
Needle-Two needles of flat section mounted below float.
Binnacle-Grey painted aluminium. Hood (ACO2538) fitted with a circular glazed window with metal flap. Fitted with vertical cylindrical and eight strip quadrantal correctors.

Object Details

ID: ACO1286
Type: Liquid and binnacle
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Plath, C.
Date made: circa 1943
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory
Measurements: Overall: 250 mm; Diameter: 275 mm