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Description: | E.Wenckebach Amsterdam
Mahogany box, copper bowl, brass gimbals, lead weight, and paper card. Can be mounted in box 10 x 10" (25.4 x 25.4cm).
Bowl painted black inside. Printed paper card, coloured green, marked with quadrantal points and degrees 0-90, and 90-0 reading to 20'. Single steel bar needle. Stop mechanism for card. Prismatic sight with two shades. Sight vane with dark glass attachment.
Measurements are for the box as the lid was tightly fitted and not easily removed.
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caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Azimuth azimuth compasses | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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