Dent's patent liquid compass with air chamber around rim
- maker:
- E Dent and Company
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Dent's patent liquid compass with air chamber around rim, weighted with lead to improve stability, by E Dent and Company, London, 1860-1870
Details
- Category:
- Navigation
- Object Number:
- 1876-803
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, mica, lead (metal), alcohol and paint
- Measurements:
-
overall: 115 mm 315 mm, 14.215kg
- type:
- magnetic compass
- credit:
- Admiralty Hydrographic Department
