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Dry compass
Dry compass. Number in the photograph is wrong.
Card: Is made of white silk stretched over a metal circumference. The card is white with black markings graduated to half points and 0 - 360 degrees. There is a pivot cap at the centre.
Needle: The two needles are curved and with non-magnetic material form the circumference.
Card: Is made of white silk stretched over a metal circumference. The card is white with black markings graduated to half points and 0 - 360 degrees. There is a pivot cap at the centre.
Needle: The two needles are curved and with non-magnetic material form the circumference.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0881 |
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| Type: | Dry compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Olland, W C |
| Date made: | circa 1900 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 1410 mm x 910 mm x 470 mm x 71 kg; Diameter: 240 mm |