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Liquid compass cover
Consists of a circular black-painted brass sheet cover for 9.75 " dia. liquid compasses. A "V"-shaped aperture can be covered by two swivelling shutters to reduce light from the compass. Cover can be locked against verge ring by means of a milled headed clamp screw. In fitted wooden box 11.5 x 10.75 x 2.2" (29.2 x 27.3 x 5.5cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0776 |
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| Type: | Liquid compass cover |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1945 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm; Diameter: 248 mm |
| Parts: | Liquid compass cover |