Dry card compass

Bowl-Skeleton brass bowl lined with glass. Heavily weighted at base. Black lubber line on inside of bowl. Set in brass gimbal ring. Milled verge ring.
Card- Mica covered with paper. Black with white markings graduated to 1/4 points. Has inner graduations circle. This is graduated both quadrantally in degrees and to 360 degs. Dia. 7.5" (19cm). Wax balancing blob on underside.
Needle-Four edge bar needles, fitted on frame which is attached midway down pivot rod by brass gimbals. Lengths: 2 x 6.5" (16.8cm), 2 x 5.5" (14cm) Width: 4 x 1.5" (3.9cm)
Pivot-Made of speculum metal set in brass cone attached to base of bowl. Upper end of pivot rod is steadied by brass cup attached to frame fitted into upper part of bowl, also marked with lubber line.
Mounted on ACO stand 17.8 x 9" (45.4 x 22.9cm) O.A.Height 12.5 (31.8cm)

Object Details

ID: ACO0023
Type: Dry card compass
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Dent, Edward John
Date made: 1850
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory
Measurements: Overall: 310 mm x 455 mm x 345 mm
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