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Description: | G.GOWLAND INVENTOR & PATENTEE Manufactured by Gowland & Son, 76 South Castle St. L'Pool
Bowl: A glass bowl held between a brass plate at the top and at the bottom. The bowl is mounted in double vertical gimbals, one fore and aft and the other athwartships, this one being operated by two rollers. Two heavy brass weights are at the base of the gimbals.
Card: A vertical metal card with black markings gradusted on the top and side to points.
Needle: Unsighted.
Pivot: An inverted pivot spike rests in the pivot cap. There is also an upright spindle which goes to the top of the upper plate to stop the card falling off.
On ACO stand
O.A.Height 8" (20.2cm)
One screw broken off.
Inscription. The gimballing is elaborate and the outer ring is fitted with external gimbal pins to allow for pitching motion of vessel.
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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