Pocket compass
Pocket compass. Also case, see TOA0094.1. A silver-cased pocket compass with a handle, silver hand and enamel dial in teak turned wooden box with fitted lid. 'N & B' inscribed on the back (Nelson & Bronte). Plausible link to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). Hall marked.
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Object Details
ID: | TOA0094 |
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Type: | Pocket compass |
Display location: | Not on display |
Places: | Charing Cross |
Date made: | 1802-1803 |
People: | Nelson, Horatio |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
Measurements: | Overall: 14 x 53 mm |
Parts: | Pocket compass |
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