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Puckerings has dated this piece to the 1870s.
The brass frame sits into the side of the box.
William Thomson(later: Sir Wm. Th. Lord Kelvin of Largs) was a physicist. He invented a famous binnacle with a compass deviation correction system.
He is also famous for the very special compass card he designed in 1876 and which was standard in the Royal Navy although the superiority of liquid dampened compass card was soon proven and adopted in the U.S. and other Navies. Thomson wrote a document entitled Terrestrial Magnetism and the Mariner's Compass. He also was partner in several companies which built the compasses he designed.
) The central part was cut-away and the graduated rim suspended with 32 silk threads attached to the cap.
The case measures 10 3/4" across the lid x 6 1/2" tall; the impressive compass 10" across and the card approximately 7 3/4" in diameter.
Item ID: 33994A
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Puckerings has dated this piece to the 1870s.
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Important Large Antique Maritime Dry Card Compass - Sir William Thomson / Lord Kelvin
