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Wet Card Compass


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      Date: 1900 -

Description: A wet card compass is more accurate than a dry card compass. The wet card sits in a bath of water, which helps keep the instrument level as the ship moves. This wet card compass is from a trading ketch operated by Mr IW Stephens of Launceston.

Format: realia
Object: ships' compasses
Material: brass

Titles:
Wet Card Compass

Subjects: navigational instruments

Institution: George Town and District Historical Society Inc.

Object number: GTH_PS0048

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