Azimuth Compass with Tripod, Azimuth compass in a wooden box. The compass has a fixed level device. The eyepiece consists of a prismatic visor to read the rose, combined with a slit visor with a black and green black-out glass, the wire visor on the other side is equipped with a tilting black mirror. The boiler is weighted with a lead weight at the bottom. The rose can be fixed with two mechanisms in the boiler: one is a lever with a ring around the pin, which lifts the rose off the pin, the other is a feather that is pushed against the edge of the rose., De driepoot heeft een mik waarin het kompas kan worden geplaatst., W. & T. Gilbert (mentioned on object), London, c. 1810 - c. 1858, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), iron (metal), glass, ruby (mineral), paper, h 5.5 cm × w 29.3 cm × d 20 cm
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