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Description: | 1685 / 1975 /2
1975/ KT-M1M / N / 1937 / W-HI / 3.7Kg / MADE IN USSR
N. 1332
This Russian liquid compass is held in a portable binnacle, allowing it to be used either as a boat?s compass or to be moved easily around a ship. The binnacle is made of brass and has a carrying handle and a lamp holder, allowing the compass to be lit at night.
The compass has a brass bowl and a plastic compass card with a central float. The card is marked in degrees and in points, with the letters N, NO, O, SO, S, SW, W, NW printed at the appropriate points. Two vertical wires on the inside of the bowl form the lubber lines.
Audit - Object needs to be marked with its NAV number. Needle \&\ pivot unsighted. NEEDS AN UNIDENTIFIED LIQUIDS LABEL
caption: Liquid boat's compass and binnacle
caption: Liquid boat's compass and binnacle - overhead
caption: unavailable
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | liquid compasses | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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