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Description: | 660
95.10
MARINE IMPERIALE
Dry compass
Card: Mica covered with paper, white with black markings, graduated to 1/2 points and quadrantally in degrees. N point indicated by a five-pointed star. Centre of card has a 1.2" (3.0 cm) diameter hole to accommodate curved brass pivot bridge.
Needle: 9.8" (25.0 cm) long flat bar type with pointed ends and an expanded centre. Two brass balancing weights are mounted at E & W points.
Pivot: Inverted type, having a steel pivot point screwed into the top of a brass bridge mounted above card and secured to expanded centre 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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