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Mariner's compass

circa 1775

Submarine projector liquid compass

1917-1924

Pattern no.25. Torpedo boat compass

Boats compass H 97 numbered 67 inside lid. Card 2 3/4" diam. on gimbals is metal

4" night compass on gimbals with Singers patented black and white marked card

1861-1872

Mariner's compass

1830-1920

Mariner's compass in gimbals on stand with 3 inch single bar magnet compass card

1870-1875

Chinese mariner's compass

1830-1920

Brass mariner's compass in gimbals set in mahogany box with handles and lead weight to improve stability at sea

1775-1850

Chetwynd liquid compass

1905-1912

Mariner's compass

1830-1920

Chinese mariner's compass in wood case with south ideograph marked in red

1825-1875

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

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.

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

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