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Path indicator and binnacle
Black painted metal case mounted on top of a grey painted metal pedestal 6" (15.2cm) dia. At centre of one side of case is dial marker "Port and Starboard" with a pointer which is moved by a brass knob at centre. Above the dial is a glazed arc through which a vertical compass card, graduated to 1/4 points and to 360 degs, can be seen. an electric lamp in a tubular fitting is mounted at front.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0666 |
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| Type: | Path indicator and binnacle |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry Hughes & Son Limited |
| Date made: | circa 1932 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 1620 mm x 457 mm x 406 mm x 75 kg |