Magnetic corrector box - aircraft compass
Magnetic corrector box
Grey painted brass. Box contains two independent pairs of magnets operated by level gearing inside box which are rotated by turning the operating heads with a special key. Fitted in a ring bracket.
Grey painted brass. Box contains two independent pairs of magnets operated by level gearing inside box which are rotated by turning the operating heads with a special key. Fitted in a ring bracket.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0382 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Magnetic corrector box - aircraft compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Air Ministry |
| Date made: | 1931 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 33 mm x 65 mm x 60 mm |