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Description: | Pocket compass
Bowl: Dia. 2.15" (5.5 cm) Brass 1.0" (2.5 cm) deep. Inside of bowl unpainted. Glazed. Mounted in brass gimbal ring 2.3" (5.8 cm) dia. and attached to outer base casing which has a brass screw-on lid. On the inside of the lid there is a white paper compass card with black markings, graduated to 32 points.
Card: Dia. 1.9" (4.85 cm) White paper with red, black and yellow markings. Graduated to 32 points and quadrantally in degrees. A brass pivot cap is mounted at the centre.
Needle: Unsighted.
Pivot: Unsighted.
O.A. Height 1.25" (3.2 cm)
AUDIT - object needs marking with its NAV number. . One unnumbered part. Graduated to 32 points. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | pocket compasses | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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