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Model - aircraft compass
Model magnetic correcting device
A brass model of an adjustable magnetic correcting device. Consists of a perpetual screw which when turned forces a V-shaped wedge towards the screw wheel. This wedge forces apart to magnets which are attached to a spring clip.
A brass model of an adjustable magnetic correcting device. Consists of a perpetual screw which when turned forces a V-shaped wedge towards the screw wheel. This wedge forces apart to magnets which are attached to a spring clip.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0370 |
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| Type: | Model - aircraft compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Date made: | 1928-1930; 1928-30 |
| People: | Chaffer, G; Shaw, R. E. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm x 100 mm x 47 mm |