Compass in Binnenacle Compass in Binnacle with Compass Card in Box, Compass in night house with pyramid shaped cap with a rose in a separate box. The night house has a door at the front. The four sides of the hood are made of glass, two of them are closed with a copper plate, the third with such a plate on which a lamp holder is mounted. The lamp is missing. The compass rose has a brass cap in the middle with a hole for the pin at the bottom: the turning of the rose was improved by the materials used, while the rocking was reduced by the increase in the friction surface of the ruby., George Stebbing, Portsmouth, 1819, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), copper (metal), iron (metal), glass, ruby (mineral), paper, binnacle: h 83.5 cm × w 44.5 cm × d 41.8 cm compass card: d 23.2 cm compass card box: h 4.5 cm × w 25.6 cm × d 25.6 cm
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Compass, Binnenacle Compass, Binnacle, Compass Card, Box, night house, pyramid shaped cap, rose, separate box, door, front, four sides, hood, glass, two, closed, copper plate, third, plate, lamp holder, mounted, lamp, missing, compass rose, brass cap, middle, hole, pin, bottom, turning, improved, materials, rocking, reduced, increase, friction surface, ruby, George Stebbing, Portsmouth, 1819, wood, plant material, brass, alloy, copper, metal, iron, mineral, paper, binnacle
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