Gyro compass switchboard type A no.261

Made:
1940-1948 in London
maker:
S G Brown Limited
Gyro compass switchboard type A no.261, with controller no

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Gyro compass switchboard type A no.261, with controller no
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Gyro compass switchboard type A no.261, with controller no.731, by S G Brown Limited, London, England, 1940-1948. Used with gyro compass course recorder, type B (1948-358).

Details

Category:
Navigation
Object Number:
1948-365
Materials:
metal (unknown), steel (metal), plastic, electrical components, glass, acrylic (perspex) and aluminium (metal)
Measurements:
overall: 29.5kg
type:
gyrocompass
credit:
Sydney George Brown