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Boat's Liquid Compass and Binnacle
Boat's liquid compass
Bowl: Black painted brass with a heavy weight at the bottom, filler plug at side, expansion chamber at base. Inside of bowl painted white with a black lubber line painted on the side. Mounted in a gimbal ring, fitted with locking mechanism, and attached to sides of binnacle.
Card: 4.75" (12.0 cm) dia. White painted mica with black markings, graduated to quarter points.
Needle: Unsighted.
Pivot: Unsighted.
Binnacle: Partly of wood and partly of metal, the upper part being in the form of a pyramid. A circular window is fitted in top for taking rough bearings and this is provided with a brass cover. A candle lamp is provided, two alternative mounting positions are provided one on either side of the binnacle, and a stowing position for the lamp is provided on the fore side. Two lashing rings are fitted on the sides and a door gives access to the bowl recess, inside which is the device for locking the bowl, also a tube to carry a spare candle.
OA height 15.0" (38.2 cm)
Bowl: Black painted brass with a heavy weight at the bottom, filler plug at side, expansion chamber at base. Inside of bowl painted white with a black lubber line painted on the side. Mounted in a gimbal ring, fitted with locking mechanism, and attached to sides of binnacle.
Card: 4.75" (12.0 cm) dia. White painted mica with black markings, graduated to quarter points.
Needle: Unsighted.
Pivot: Unsighted.
Binnacle: Partly of wood and partly of metal, the upper part being in the form of a pyramid. A circular window is fitted in top for taking rough bearings and this is provided with a brass cover. A candle lamp is provided, two alternative mounting positions are provided one on either side of the binnacle, and a stowing position for the lamp is provided on the fore side. Two lashing rings are fitted on the sides and a door gives access to the bowl recess, inside which is the device for locking the bowl, also a tube to carry a spare candle.
OA height 15.0" (38.2 cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO1316 |
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| Type: | Boat's Liquid Compass and Binnacle |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Edward John Dent & Co. |
| Date made: | circa 1892 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Parts: | Boat's Liquid Compass and Binnacle |