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. Brass-framed roof-shaped hood for an artificial horizon. Two sides have clear glass panels, at an angle of 90 degrees.
1861
National Maritime Museum

. Card-Mica covered with paper, white with white and black markings, graduated to 1/4 points and quadrantally in degrees. Needle- Four edge bar needles, 2 x 3" and 2 x 2.25" long 0.4" deep, each composed of three laminations of steel. Mount
1861
National Maritime Museum

. Card-Mica covered with paper, white with white and black markings, graduated to 1/4 points and quadrantally in degrees. Needle- Four short compound edge bar needles, 2 x 3.6" and 2 x 2.7" long, each composed of three laminations of steel. Two
1861
National Maritime Museum

. Dry compass Card: Wood covered with paper, white with black markings, graduated to half points and quadrantally in degrees, has decorated E point. There is a 1.5" dia hole at centre of card to accommodate pivot. The whole is in axtremely poor con
1861
National Maritime Museum

Roof artificial horizon. A rectangular black-lacquered brass trough and a brass-framed roof-shaped cover. Two sides of the cover have clear glass panels, at an angle of 90 degrees. Accompanying the instrument is a polished brass bottle with a threaded s
1861
National Maritime Museum