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Campbell Aperiodic Compass

1918-1920

Portable ship's compass with illumination by spring candle lantern

1875-1890

Chinese compass

1800-1938

Circular compass inscribed with Chinese characters

1800-1930

Circular compass inscribed with Chinese characters

1800-1930

Compass with decorated case and engraved Chinese characters inside

1850-1920

Sundial and compass on rectangular base, painted with Chinese characters

1880-1910

Scale model of celestial compass

1831-1837

'Bosun' liquid compass

1950-1967

Mariner's compass

1830-1920

Compass with painted Chinese characters on both sides

1800-1930

Sundial and compass on rectangular base

1880-1910

Compass and sundial, painted with Chinese characters

1880-1910

Plate, with inlaid characters, of Chinese Geomancer's compass

'Homer' and 'Heron' direction finding equipment and compass equipment consisting of:- 1) Receiver, 2) S.W. Converter, 3) Headphones, 4) " Heron" D/F aerial and compass, used on the Gipsy Moth IV by Sir Francis Chichester, by Brookes and Gatehouse Limited, England, 1965-1966

'Homer' direction finding equipment and compass

1965-1966

Observer's air compass, patt.261, no.445, liquid compass for taking bearings with leather wrist strap and radium paint dials, developed by Captain F.O. Creagh-Osborne, England, 1914-1933

Air compass

1914-1933

Aperiodic R.A.F. air compass, type P 7, with grid view system viewed in reflection from mirror. Unknown maker, Europe, 1918-1939.

R.A.F. aperiodic air compass with carrying case

1918-1939

Compass type 06A, made by the Air Ministry, 1940-1955, serial number 33274A, for handheld use on the ground, stored in original wooden box painted RAF blue.

Compass issued by the Air Ministry

1940-1945

compass (direction indicator)

compass (direction indicator)

Creagh-Osborne Air compass type 255, no.160, liquid compass with barrel shaped bowl and viewing windows to each side, with radium paint on compass, developed by Captain F.O. Creagh-Osborne, made by H. Hughes and Son Ltd., London, 1915-1933

Air compass

1915-1933