Accession No

2176

Brief Description

Battenberg course indicator, by Elliott Brothers, English, end of the 19th Century

Origin

England; London

Maker

Elliott Brothers

Class

navigation

Earliest Date

1892

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, alloy)

Dimensions

diameter 305mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 05/1969. Geography Department; Cambridge, no. G.27.

Inscription

‘BATTENBURG’S COURSE INDICATOR
ELLIOTT BROS. LONDON NO. 330’

Description Notes

Battenberg course indicator. Brass circle, marked with 16 compass points and further divided into 64; divided from N 0-90-0-90-0 by 1o. Circle encloses grey metal alloy plate (rotatable) marked with parallel lines, alternately black and red. Secondary ring pivoted at centre has clamping screw on outer circle and is divided 0-16-0 by 1/2, and 0-180-0 by 1o. Three straight brass scales. Two with single cursors, divided 0-15, and pivotted at centre. One hinged, with pointer, cursor with point and divided 0-3 is pivotted at centre of smaller circle. Three brass feet.

References

Events