Brass mariner's compass in gimbals set in mahogany box
- maker:
- Benjamin Ayres
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Brass mariner's compass in gimbals set in mahogany box with handles and lead weight to improve stability at sea, compass by Benjamin Ayres, Amsterdam, Netherlands, c.1775 and card made later by by J.M. Kleman, Amsterdam, Netherlands, c. 1850
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- Category:
- Navigation
- Object Number:
- 1884-67
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), card, glass, ink, lead (metal) and mahogany (wood)
- type:
- mariner's compass
- taxonomy:
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- furnishing and equipment
- measuring device - instrument
- magnetic compass
- furnishing and equipment
- measuring device - instrument
- furnishing and equipment
- vehicle - transportation
- credit:
- Puttick and Simpson Limited
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