Bar, correcting/magnetized

Object
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Accession Number
OBJ_0026834
Classification
Marine Transportation, Navigation instruments & equipment
Creator / Manufacturer
Hughes, H. & Son Ltd., Hughes
Date
1912
Place
London, England
Brand / Model
S2
Description
Ferrous metal.

Weakly magnetized ferrous metal bar, painted blue. Number in white paint.

Print in white paint "S/2".
Description
Ferrous metal.

Weakly magnetized ferrous metal bar, painted blue. Number in white paint.

Print in white paint "S/2".
History of Use
General: To teach mariners about the magnetic forces that influence the compass and to show them how to compensate for those forces.

Specific: Bars made to be inserted into the radial grooves on the deviascope's deck.
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Record Rights
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