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Description: | PATT 183 No 1060
Boat's liquid compass with an orange hood. Patt 183. No. 1060.
Bowl: A brass bowl with black exterior and white interior. It has a black lubber spike. The bowl is in double gimbals and also rests in a bath of thick oil.
Card: A mica card white with black markings graduated to quarter points. It is of reduced diameter of 4" (10.2cm).
Needle: Two needles each encased in tubes attached to underside of card.
Pivot: Unsighted
Binnacle: A brass binnacle with detachable hood. Hood has fixed window and an oil lamp on side. Binnacle contains oil bath. There is a flange with holes and a gimbal stop mechanism.
Diameter 7.5" (19.0cm) O.A. Height 10.5" (26.6cm)
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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