Compass card

Description

Card for Kelvin 10 inch dry card compass, with fitted box with magnet compartment, by Kelvin and James White Ltd, Glasgow, designed c. 1876

Museum reference

T.1983.241

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Compass card, Box, compass card

Production information

Kelvin and James White Ltd
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1876

Materials

Aluminium, Silk, Paper, Brass, Iridium, Wood

Physical description

Aluminium, silk thread, paper strip, brass pivot tipped with iridium

Associations

Admiralty Compass Collection
Designer: Thomson, William, Sir, Baron Kelvin of Largs, 1824 - 1907

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