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AGMC compass control C.O.S
A Gyro-magnetic compass binnacle and hood
A Gyro-magnetic compass console
A Gyrocompass
Aircraft compass
Amplifier panel
Army compass
Army compass and binnacle
Bell, alarm
Boat's liquid compass
Boat's Liquid Compass and Binnacle
Compass
Compass and binnacle
Compass and binnacle hood
Compass gyro-wheel
Compass master unit
Compass repeater
Console
Control panel
Control Panel, gyrocompass
Gyrcompass repeater
Gyrcompass repeater
Gyrcompass switch board
Gyro-compass steering repeater
Gyro-magnetic compass binnacle and hood
Gyro-magnetic compass console
Gyro-magnetic compass gyro unit
Gyrocompass
Gyro Compass
Gyrocompass - Compass and binnacle
Gyrocompass -Compass and binnacle
Gyrocompass Amplifier panel
Gyrocompass amplifier panel
Gyrocompass bell, alarm
Gyro compass circuits
Gyrocompass circuits
Gyrocompass console
Gyrocompass control panel
Gyrocompass gyro unit
Gyrocompass master compass
Gyrocompass master transmission unit
Gyrocompass repeater
Gyrocompass repeater and binnacle
Gyrocompass Repeater top
Gyrocompass steering repeater
Gyrocompass switch board
Gyrocompass unit, power
Gyrocompass Valve Amplifier
Gyro unit
Gyro unit and mounting
Gyro unit and mounting, gyrocompass
land transport: armoured vehicle
land transport: scout car
land transport: tank
Lid for liquid compass - aircraft
Liquid compass
Liquid compass and binnacle
Mag-gyrocompass and binnacle hood
Master compass
Master transmission unit
Master Unit
Repeater
Repeater Compass
Repeater top
Scout car compass
Scout car compass and binnacle
Scout car compass and binnacle - army
Steering compass
Sun compass
Sun compass - aircraft
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, air
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, army(distant read)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, army: compass, tank(directional gyro)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, gyro: compass, repeater
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, gyro: repeater(ribbon type)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, liquid: compass, scout car
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, boat's liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, liquid(azimuth)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, mariner's: compass, steering(liquid compass)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, sun(micklethwaite distant reading)
surveying & navigational t&e: gyro-wheel, compass
Switch board
Tank compass
Unit, power
Valve Amplifier
water transport: fighting vessel: aircraft carrier (HMS)
water transport: fighting vessel: destroyer (Polish)
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Admiralty Compass Observatory
Anschütz & Co
Askaniawerke AG
Captain Chetwynd
E. A. Sckell
E. S. Ritchie & Sons
Heath & Co. Ltd
Henry Hughes & Son Limited
Kelvin Bottomley & Baird Ltd
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S. G. Brown Ltd
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Liquid compass
Gyrocompass switch board
Army compass and binnacle
ATMC Type III Master Unit (Compass master unit)
Gyrocompass unit, power
Gyrocompass repeater
Control Panel, gyrocompass
Gyrocompass steering repeater
AGMC compass control C.O.S (Gyrocompass)
Gyrocompass Valve Amplifier
Gyrocompass repeater
Gyrocompass master compass
Gyrocompass
Gyrocompass control panel
Gyrocompass Repeater top
Compass gyro-wheel
Sun compass
AGM 5 (Gyro-magnetic compass gyro unit)
Ribbon Type (Gyrocompass repeater)
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