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Antique original
Steamship / ocean liner -
World War Two United States Navy - WW1 -
WWII -
USN -
Navigational aid -
PELORUS -
manufactured by E.S. RITCHIE & sons Brookline mass # 1003 -
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The pelorus is an ancient scientific navigational device used in conjunction with the ships compass -
This fits perfectly on top of the large USN compass found on the big United States Navy ships of the line -
See the last pictures -
( compass not included )
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It has a diameter of 10\" -
It fits directly over the face of the standard 9 1/2 dia. WWI - WWII USN brass liquid filled Binnacle style compass or repeater
- it has various adjustable sighting planes and mirrors -
Constructed of blackened brass -
A portion of the original black Finnish was recently removed in order to read the makers markings -
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Don\'t pass it up !
- these are scarcer than the compass it was designed to be used with ,
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A must have for the advanced military / steamship / ocean liner maritime collector
