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Liquid compass - aircraft; compass card

Compass card and needle. Unpainted copper with the graduations to 360 degrees etched in the copper. Attached to a float at the centre.

Needle: Four flat bar needles mounted on the underside of the float.

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Object Details

ID:	ACO0565.2
Type:	Liquid compass - aircraft; compass card
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Unknown
Date made:	Unknown
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory
Measurements:	Diameter: 114 mm;Overall: 24 mm
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