Compass binnacle - submarine

Binnacle for submarine bridge compass. description from k/b visit.

A brass and mahogany binnacle with removable hood and fixed athwartship arms, only one holding a corrector ball. The hood has two windows, one missing, and a handle at the top. Illumination is by electric lamp with a socket on the side of the binnacle. Access to the bulb and to the correcting magnets is by a sliding door at the front. There are three bolt holes on the bottom.
This binnacle is in a bad state of repair.

Diameter 7" (17.8 cm)

O.A.Height 15.75" (45.2 cm)

Object Details

ID: ACO0195
Type: Compass binnacle - submarine
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Kelvin Bottomley & Baird Ltd
Date made: 1911
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory
Measurements: Overall: 400 mm x x x 178 mm
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