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'Bosun' liquid compass

'Bosun' liquid compass

1950-1967
Chinese compass

Chinese compass

1800-1938
Campbell Aperiodic Compass

Campbell Aperiodic Compass

1918-1920
Mariner's compass

Mariner's compass

1830-1920
Sundial and compass on rectangular base

Sundial and compass on rectangular base

1880-1910
Sundial and compass on rectangular base, painted with Chinese characters

Sundial and compass on rectangular base, painted with Chinese characters

1880-1910
Circular compass inscribed with Chinese characters

Circular compass inscribed with Chinese characters

1800-1930
Compass and sundial, painted with Chinese characters

Compass and sundial, painted with Chinese characters

1880-1910
Plate, with inlaid characters, of Chinese Geomancer's compass

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

Circular compass inscribed with Chinese characters

Circular compass inscribed with Chinese characters

1800-1930
Compass with painted Chinese characters on both sides

Compass with painted Chinese characters on both sides

1800-1930
Portable ship's compass with illumination by spring candle lantern

Portable ship's compass with illumination by spring candle lantern

1875-1890
Compass with decorated case and engraved Chinese characters inside

Compass with decorated case and engraved Chinese characters inside

1850-1920
Scale model of celestial compass

Scale model of celestial compass

1831-1837
'Homer' short wave converter

'Homer' short wave converter

1965-1966
Portable Universal Compass Sundial, by Dollond, 1750-1800

Portable Universal Compass Sundial, by Dollond, 1750-1800

1750-1800
Headphones for receiver

Headphones for receiver

1940-1966
Box for 'Bosun' liquid compass

Box for 'Bosun' liquid compass

1950-1967
Compass, on gimbals, for hydrographers's Dip circle

Compass, on gimbals, for hydrographers's Dip circle

Heron aerial

Heron aerial

1965-1966
'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
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
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
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
compass (direction indicator)

compass (direction indicator)

Homer receiver for direction finding equipment powered by mercury cells, on teak wood bracket, by Brookes and Gatehouse Limited, England, 1965-1966

'Homer' receiver

1965-1966
"Bosun" modern liquid yacht steering compass on gimbal, with mounting bracket and plastic retaining screw, by Heath Marine, London, 1950-1967

'Bosun' liquid compass

1950-1967
Brown gyro-compass mechanism for bearing repeater no.1632, by SG Brown Limited, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, 1945-1951. The azimuth ring on this repeater (1951-209) is for taking bearings of both terrestrial and celestial objects, and is the modern version of the Thomson Azimuth Mirror.

Brown gyro-compass mechanism for bearing repeater no.1632

1945-1951
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