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Magnetic corrector box - aircraft compass
Magnetic corrector box
Brass containing a horizontally mounted magnet which is turned by level gearing inside box, with the aid of a special key. This example is stripped of its top and bottom to show mechanism.
Brass containing a horizontally mounted magnet which is turned by level gearing inside box, with the aid of a special key. This example is stripped of its top and bottom to show mechanism.
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Object details
| ID: | ACO0376 |
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| Type: | Magnetic corrector box - aircraft compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1931 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 58 mm x 84 mm x 82 mm |