Leather-bound metal compass with ivory handle used by sledge parties on the Arctic Expedition of 1875

Made:
1870-1875 in United Kingdom
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Leather-bound metal compass with ivory handle used by sledge
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magnetic compass Unknown maker Sledge compass used in
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Leather-bound metal compass with ivory handle used by sledge parties on the Arctic Expedition of 1875, unsigned, 1870-1875

Details

Category:
Navigation
Object Number:
1876-808
Materials:
glass, steel (metal), leather and copper (alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 110 mm x 25 mm, 60 mm, .15kg
type:
magnetic compass
credit:
Admiralty Hydrographic Department