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Boat compass and binnacle
Liquid lifeboat compass with internal holder for second reserve candle, and shutter to cover compass glass. Taken by Sir Ernest Shackleton on his Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-17 - possibly the one taken in the "James Caird" to South Georgia, 1916.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA1610 |
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| Type: | Boat compass and binnacle |
| Display location: | Display - Polar Worlds Gallery |
| Creator: | Kelvin & James White Ltd |
| Events: | Antarctic Exploration: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1916 |
| Date made: | circa 1914 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 370 mm x 220 mm x 220 mm x 9.7 kg |