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Type 6/18 Mark III
Liquid compass
Card: Spider with eight arms, four marked N, S, E, W. N marked in red, S in blue. Both N & S arma painted red. Card has spike and ring to stop card falling off.
Needle: Six needles, in two sets of three slung beneath card. Length 1" (2.5cm)
Pivot: Stalk and cup. Stalk can unscrew from base.
O.A height 1.5" (3.8cm)
Card: Spider with eight arms, four marked N, S, E, W. N marked in red, S in blue. Both N & S arma painted red. Card has spike and ring to stop card falling off.
Needle: Six needles, in two sets of three slung beneath card. Length 1" (2.5cm)
Pivot: Stalk and cup. Stalk can unscrew from base.
O.A height 1.5" (3.8cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0328 |
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| Type: | Liquid compass - aircraft |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Date made: | Unknown |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 40 mm; Diameter: 100 mm |