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Description: | "C.81" (plus directions for correcting variation by movement of the needle east or west)
IT IS REQUESTED THAT NO PERSON SHIFT THE MAGNETIC NEEDLE EXCEPT THOSE WHO ARE IN IMMEDIATE CHARGE OF THE NAVIGATION OF THE VESSEL
LORD KELVIN'S PATTERN / MADE IN ENGLAND
PARKINSON R.K. No. 53 1852
Dry card compass
Card: Mica covered with paper. Black with white markings graduated to quarter points and quadrantally in degrees. Laurel leaf decoration around pivot cap at centre. Paper cut away just inside quadrantal markings.
Needle: Edge bar needle pinched at centre to accommodate pivot cap. 6.75" (17 cm) long, 0.4" (1.0 cm) deep.
Pivot: Cone shaped brass pivot cap with jewel at top. Can unscrew to allow setting of needle.
Inscription.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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