Torpedo boat liquid compass on gimbals, with carry case

Made:: 1875-1885 in London

maker:: E Dent & Company Limited

Torpedo boat liquid compass on gimbals, pattern no. 24, with iridium pivot designed to reduce vibration in fast vessels. By E Dent & Company Limited, London, 1875-1885.

Details

Category:: Navigation

Object Number:: 1924-402

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy), tin (metal), cardboard, metal (unknown), mica, iridium and incomplete: has been drained of liquid

Measurements:: overall: 170 mm, 255 mm, 8.24kg

type:: mariner's compass and magnetic compass

credit:: Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty

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