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Description: | This compass was used for lifeboats. It was manufactured by to
Board of Trade specifications. The compass fitted inside the
brass container called a binnacle. At the binnacle's side is an
oil lamp which would illuminate the luminous markings of the
compass.
Kelvin Hughes Limited in Hainault manufactures sonar
and radar navigational equipment for land, sea and air. Although
its origins go back to 1780, Henry Hughes founded the present
firm in Hainault in 1917. Here, they made compasses, sextants
and semaphores. In 1947 the company merged with Kelvin,
Bottomley & Baird Limited to form Kelvin & Hughes Ltd. Today,
the company is now a world leader in marine navigation systems. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Redbridge Museum | Rights holder: | Redbridge Museum | Subjects: | Work | Temporal: | 1950 - 1960 (circa) | Source: | Redbridge Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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