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Description: | (up arrow) No.1056 DENT E.Dent & Co LONDON No. 48952
DENT PATENT (up arrow) No. 1056 PATT 20
DENT
Boat's liquid compass
Bowl: Black painted brass with a heavy weight at bottom, filler plug at side, expansion chamber at base.Inside of bowl painted white with a black lubber line painted on the side. Mounted in a gimbal ring fitted with a locking mechanism, and attached to sides of binnacle.
Card: 4.75" (12.0 cm) dia. White painted mica with black markings, graduated to quarter points.
Needle: Unsighted.
Pivot: Unsighted.
Binnacle: partly of wood partly of metal, the upper part being in the form of a pyramid. A circular window is fitted in top for taking rough bearings and this is provided with a brass cover. A candle lamp is provided, two alternative mounting positions are provided one on either side of the binnacle, and a stowing position for the lamp is provided on the fore side. Two lashing rings are fitted on the sides and a door gives access to the bowl recess, inside which is a device for locking the bowl, also a tube to carry a spare candle.
OA height 15.0" (38.2 cm)
Inscription.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | boat compasses liquid compasses | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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