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Liquid compass - aircraft
Bowl-Black painted alloy, filler plug at top, expansion chamber ar base, corrector magnet carrier at top, electrical fittings at fore side. Inside of bowl black with a luminous wire lubber line mounted across diameter of flat circular verge glass.
Card-Dia. 4" (10.2cm) Black plastic vertical ring with white luminous markings on outer surface, graduated to 360 degs. Attached by four metal struts to black painted float at centre.
Nedle-Two needles of circular section 1.5" (3.8cm) long, mounted on wire framework below float.
Pivot Unsighted but black stem can be seen attached to base of bowl.
Card-Dia. 4" (10.2cm) Black plastic vertical ring with white luminous markings on outer surface, graduated to 360 degs. Attached by four metal struts to black painted float at centre.
Nedle-Two needles of circular section 1.5" (3.8cm) long, mounted on wire framework below float.
Pivot Unsighted but black stem can be seen attached to base of bowl.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO1294 |
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| Type: | Liquid compass - aircraft |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1940 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 115 mm x 145 mm x 140 mm |
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