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Compass

A gimbal mounted dry card comapss salvaged from the wreck of the ss Ettrick in 1924 by T R Brown & Sons Ltd, the company responsible for refloating the ship.

J4217 (image/tiff)
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Summary

: J4217

: Industrial and Maritime History

: navigational instrument

: compass

: Brass gimbal-mounted dry-card ship's compass looted from the s.s. Ettrick, which ran aground and capsized in the river Avon in 1924

Compass

Current Location

On Display at M Shed, Bristol Places Gallery

: William Sloan & Co Ltd

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