This site is an expanded and significantly upgraded version of the Flickr Commons based tool I wrote several years ago. As well as a major design/UX overhaul, it now includes data from further providers such as those available through Europeana, and also the Imperial War Museum. I'd welcome further suggestions as the harvesting tool and database are easily extendable.
For information, questions and bug reports please contact James Morley @jamesinealing | james@jamesmorley.net
The data has been harvested from providers using some custom php scripts to query respective APIs based on dates. Data is harmonised and stored in a local mySql database.
Additional jQuery plugins are used to enhance the display, including Masonry and Bootstrap Image Gallery (based on blueimp).
The code is openly licensed so please feel free to copy, modify, distribute as you please. It will be shared on Github shortly!
. Liquid compass
Card: A mica band 1.4" wide attached to the upper pair of needles and the float by a wire framework. The card is white with black markings graduated to quarter points and quadrantally in degrees.
Needle: The four needles, in two
1936
National Maritime Museum
. Liquid compass with binnacle and binnacle hood.
Bowl: Dia. 8.25" 921.0 cm). Grey painted brass, filler plug at side, expansion chamber at base incorporated with glazed bottom of bowl. Inside of bowl painted white with a black wire lubber pointer
1936
National Maritime Museum