Prismatic magnetic compass, British, 1918

Made:: 1918 in United Kingdom

maker:: William Willoughby Cole Verner

Prismatic magnetic compass, Verner type pattern, Mk VIII, adapted for night marching, unsigned, British, 1918

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Category:: Surveying

Object Number:: 1922-41

Materials:: casing, brass, blackened and casing, glass

type:: radioactive material, prismatic compass and magnetic compass

credit:: Miscellaneous Disposals Syndicate

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Prismatic magnetic compass, British, 1918

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