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Description: | ?Cox, | Devonport & Plymouth?
A rectangular black-lacquered steel trough with four levelling screws and a black-lacquered brass-framed roof-shaped cover. Two sides of the cover have clear glass panels, at an angle of 90 degrees. Accompanying the instrument is a full, circular wooden jar for storing the mercury when the instrument is not in use. The threaded stopper for the jar is missing. There is also a spirit level, however, a second level is missing.
The artificial horizon is contained in a fitted carrying box, marked on the lid ?HO [broad arrow] 21? and containing a trade label for Cary and Co (Henry Porter), 7 Pall Mall London.
The broad arrow and initials ?HO? indicate that the instrument belonged to Hydrographic Office of the Royal Navy.
AUDIT - object needs renumbering 5 parts to become a whole.
RGO collection
caption: Artificial Horizon - above
caption: Artificial Horizon - inscription
caption: Artificial Horizon - box | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | artificial horizons | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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