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Compass needle box
Compass needle fitted with a jewel cups working in gimbals in a central aperture; also with two balancing weights working on threaded portions of the needle.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0435.3 |
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| Type: | Compass needle box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 19th century |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 13 mm x 112 mm x 29 mm |
| Parts: | Compass needle |