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Title |
BINNACLE |
Object Name |
Binnacle |
Catalog Number |
PS1141.1 |
Description |
Navy binnacle complete with Rithie compass and gimbals. Has magnet sphere, flinders-bars with internal lamp and shutter. Type L.N.S number 3912. Accession file also includes an article on the history and development of the magnetic compass correction. |
Made |
John E. Hand and Sons Company Manufacturers of Nautical Instruments |
Owned |
PSMHS |
Place of Origin |
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Haddonfield New Jersey |
Source |
Swanson, Florence L. |
Search Terms |
Instrument US Navy |
