Bar, correcting/magnetized

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Accession Number
OBJ_0026827
Classification
Marine Transportation, Navigation instruments & equipment
Creator / Manufacturer
Hughes, H. & Son Ltd., Hughes
Date
1912
Place
London, England
Brand / Model
7
Description
Ferrous and non-ferrous metal.

Weakly magnetized ferrous metal bar, painted half blue and red and with a brass non-ferrous fin. Number in white paint.

Print in white paint "7".
Description
Ferrous and non-ferrous metal.

Weakly magnetized ferrous metal bar, painted half blue and red and with a brass non-ferrous fin. Number in white paint.

Print in white paint "7".
History of Use
To teach mariners about the magnetic forces that influence the compass and to show them how to compensate for those forces.
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