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Compass repeater
Compass repeater
Bowl: Black painted alloy, alloy and plastic control knobs, articulated electrical connection at base. Front of bowl has a square glazed aperture which carries a vertical red painted wire lubber line.
Card: Fitted with two vertical cards one mounted above the other. The upper card is painted black with white markings and graduated 1 - 12 (and controlled by a knob at the top), the lower card is painted yellow with black markings and graduated 1 - 12 and is free moving.
OA height 12.0" (30.5 cm)
Bowl: Black painted alloy, alloy and plastic control knobs, articulated electrical connection at base. Front of bowl has a square glazed aperture which carries a vertical red painted wire lubber line.
Card: Fitted with two vertical cards one mounted above the other. The upper card is painted black with white markings and graduated 1 - 12 (and controlled by a knob at the top), the lower card is painted yellow with black markings and graduated 1 - 12 and is free moving.
OA height 12.0" (30.5 cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO1328 |
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| Type: | Compass repeater |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1942 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 200 mm x 340 mm x 180 mm |
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