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Artificial Horizon

Inventory Number 28829


Subject
Navigation
Item type
Object
Object type
Artificial horizon
Inventory No
28829

Description

Wooden fitted case with hook fasteners, containing a smaller wooden case and accessories. The accessories include a lead weight mounted on a hook, a copper alloy eyepiece mounted on a body tube, a cylindrical lid with a rounded end, a copper alloy ring fitting and a lens mounted in a cylindrical tube which is fitted to a jointed piece. Inside the smaller case is disc mounted in a copper alloy collar fastened and stood on three feet, the box also contains a cleaning cloth.