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Description: | Pocket compass
Bowl: Dia of outer case: 2.6" (6.7 cm). Dia of compass bowl: 1.9" (4.8 cm). Outer case of boxwood with a screw on wooden lid. Fitted with a brass pivot point mounted at centre of base, on which compass bowl rests, and a boxwood ring which when reversed operates pins in base of compass bowl locking the card. Compass bowl of silver, glazed, fitted with a conical base which engages on pivot in outer case, and a card locking mechanism operated by two pins at base.
Card: Dia. 1.7" (4.3 cm) White card with black markings. Graduated to 32 points and quadrantally in degrees, with a decorated East point.
Needle: Unsighted.
Pivot: Unsighted.
O.A. height 2.0" (5.1 cm)
AUDIT - object needs marking with its NAV number. Three unnumbered parts.
caption: unavailable
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Costa pocket compasses Michael | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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