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Liquid compass
The object is a float for a liquid compass, not the entire liquid compass.
Float: A heavy brass domed float. Top has been cut away to allow inspection of interior. Inside are four magnets each made up of three elements 2 x 4.75", 2 x 3.25" long. There are four flat bar magnets encesed in brass mounted on underside of float.
OA height 2.0" (5.0 cm)
Float: A heavy brass domed float. Top has been cut away to allow inspection of interior. Inside are four magnets each made up of three elements 2 x 4.75", 2 x 3.25" long. There are four flat bar magnets encesed in brass mounted on underside of float.
OA height 2.0" (5.0 cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO1322 |
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| Type: | Liquid compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1914 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 50 mm; Diameter: 145 mm |