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Gimballed maritime Compass

Singer’s Patent. England Make: ?Nr.: 10041

Type of object:

Timekeeper & Sundial & Compass & Barograpf

Time period:

Britain rules the waves + France

Place:

England

Date:

1861

Maker / Author:

Probably not Singer

Publisher / Printer:

Dimensions:

65 mm diameter compass. Box 10.5 x 10.5 x 5.5 cm

Material:

Brass, glass and wood

Graduation:

0-360°

Inscription:

Singer’s Patent 10041

Provenance:

References:

Image by Austin Neill

Description

Gimballed compass, Dial probably: Paper on aluminium disk with jewelled brass cap, Singer's Patent, numbered 10041, dating it to 1861-83.

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