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Razor blade compass base

Unknown Artist

Wooden base for a compass with a metal spike in the centre.

Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory

Wood, metal

32.0 x 76.0 x 67.0 mm

ACO0786.1

Image and text © Royal Museums Greenwich, 2024

Where you'll find this

National Maritime Museum
National Maritime Museum

Permanent collection