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Description: | "Hezzanith"
HEATH & CO LONDON SE9
Liquid compass
Bowl: A brass bowl painted grey on the outside and white on the inside. There is a black horizontal lubber spike close to the glass. The fillerplug is on the side. At the bottom is a screw mounting for the handle (missing). There is a simple prismatic sight.
Card: A mica card white with black markings graduated to eight points and by 5 degrees in quadrants. Diameter 1.75" (4.5cm)
Needle: Unsighted
Pivot: Unsighted
O.A. Height 4.5" (11.4cm)
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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