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Amplifier panel
Arma-Brown Gyro compass
Arma-Brown gyrocompass
Binnacle and liquid compass
Compass and binnacle
Compass element
Compass power supply unit
Control panel
Control Unit
Control Unit - gyrocompass
Direction indicator
Direction indicator - army compass
Gyro-magnetic compass part
Gyro ballistic
Gyrocompass
Gyro Compass
Gyrocompass, compass and binnacle
Gyrocompass Amplifier panel
Gyrocompass ballistic
Gyrocompass control panel
Gyrocompass element
Gyrocompass repeater, steering
Liquid compass and binnacle
Periscope, compass ?
Photo-electric transmitting compass
Photo-electric transmitting compass and binnacle
surveying & navigational t&e: binnacle(liquid compass)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, gyro: element, compass(element only)
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, liquid
surveying & navigational t&e: compass, liquid: compass, photo-electric transmitting
surveying & navigational t&e: direction indicator, sperry gyro
surveying & navigational t&e: power supply unit, compass(remote reading)
Suspension from Sperry MKII Gyro compass
Suspension from Sperry MKII Gyrocompass
water transport: fighting vessel: cruiser (Japanese)
water transport: fishing vessel: trawler
water transport accessory: compass
water transport accessory: repeater, steering
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aluminium?
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cast iron
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electric wiring
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rubber cable insulation
rubber casing on wires
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wiring
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Display - Ocean Court
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Anschütz & Co
Arma-Brown
Bendix Aviation Corporation
General Electric Company
Henry Hughes & Son Limited
Kelvin & Hughes Ltd
Lietz, A, & Co
Lionel Corporation
Plath, C.
Sperry
Sperry Gyro
Sperry Gyroscope Co
Sperry Gyroscope Co Ltd
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Chakdina (1951)
Myoko fl.1945
Rainbow Warrior 1955
Shika (1929)
Strathlairg (1951)
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Compass power supply unit
Gyrocompass repeater, steering
Gyrocompass ballistic
Mark 1 (Arma-Brown gyrocompass)
Control Unit - gyrocompass
Gyrocompass control panel
Periscope, compass ?
Liquid compass and binnacle
Liquid compass and binnacle
Liquid compass and binnacle
Liquid compass and binnacle
Binnacle Type 72782 (Binnacle and liquid compass)
Gyrocompass element
Gyrocompass, compass and binnacle
Admiralty Master Gyro Compass AP1005 (Gyrocompass)
Gyrocompass
Liquid compass and binnacle
Suspension from Sperry MKII Gyrocompass
Gyrocompass Amplifier panel
Photo-electric transmitting compass and binnacle
Liquid compass and binnacle
Direction indicator - army compass
AGM 5 (Gyro-magnetic compass part)
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