Self-registering compass on elaborate brass stand, clockwork mechanism records the ship's head every 3 minutes 1848-1864
Admiralty steering compass demonstrating the laminated compass needles typical of the mid-19th century 1850-1870
Brass mariner's compass in gimbals set in mahogany box with handles and lead weight to improve stability at sea 1775-1850
Torpedo boat liquid compass on gimbals, pattern no. 24, with iridium pivot designed to reduce vibration in fast vessels. By E Dent & Company Limited, London, 1875-1885. Torpedo boat liquid compass on gimbals, with carry case 1875-1885
Self registering compass and binnacle made by Newton Bros. Hull. Pat.Spec. 1882 N.251 Self registering compass and binnacle made by Newton Bros. Hull.
Kelvin type 4-inch aperiodic compass with gimbals, plus binnacle and brass hood, by James White, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, 1876. The Kelvin type 4-inch aperiodic compass with gimbals, plus binnacle and brass hood was presented in 1876 by Lord Kelvin, Sir William Thomson. Kelvin type 4-inch aperiodic compass with gimbals 1876