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Description: | (Picture of a sailing ship)
1755 IVER C. WEILBACH & CO
Liquid compass
Card: A mica band 1.4" (3.6 cm) wide attached to the needles by a wire framework. The card is white with black markings graduated to quarter points and 0 - 360 in degrees
Needle: The four needles, in two pairs, are all the same length, are each enclosed in a metal tube and all go through the float. Length 3.5" (8.9 cm)
Pivot: The pivot is incorporated into the domed float and the jewel can be removed by a screw on top of the dome. There is a metal ring soldered to the base of the dome.
O.A. height 1.5" (3.8 cm)
Inscription.
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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