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Magnet holder - aircraft
Magnet holder, compass corrector (aircraft)
Dwarf brass corrector magnet holder for type 0.2. observer's compass. Fitted with four tubular tubes fore-and-aft and four athwartships for 2" horizontal magnets. A sleeve, with spring catch, covers the holes for inserting the magnets in tubes. There are two slots for locating the base of the compass. Base of the holder has three holes securing in position. A scale on after base plate flange allows for fore-and-aft line adjustment.
O.A. height 2.15" (5.4 cm)
Dwarf brass corrector magnet holder for type 0.2. observer's compass. Fitted with four tubular tubes fore-and-aft and four athwartships for 2" horizontal magnets. A sleeve, with spring catch, covers the holes for inserting the magnets in tubes. There are two slots for locating the base of the compass. Base of the holder has three holes securing in position. A scale on after base plate flange allows for fore-and-aft line adjustment.
O.A. height 2.15" (5.4 cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO1306 |
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| Type: | Magnet holder - aircraft |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Air Ministry |
| Date made: | 1924 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 55 mm x 80 mm x 85 mm |
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