German aero compass

Made:: 1914-1916 in Hamburg

maker:: C Plath

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Air compass for aeronautical use
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Air compass for aeronautical use, in gimbals with card locking lever, serial no. 1335, by C. Plath, Hamburg, Germany, 1914-1916.

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Category:: Navigation

Object Number:: 1927-297

type:: compasses (direction indicators)

credit:: Imperial War Museum

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