Two Brown gyro compasses, both mounted in the same vertical gimbal0

Made:
1903-1960 in London
maker:
S G Brown Limited
Two Brown gyro compasses

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Two Brown gyro compasses
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Two Brown gyro compasses, both mounted in the same vertical gimbal, possibly for experimental or developmental use, by S G Brown Limited, London, 1903-1960.

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Category:
Navigation
Object Number:
1994-1531
type:
gyrocompass
credit:
National Maritime Museum

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