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WORLD WAR II LIBERTY SHIP BINNACLE MAGNETIC COMPASS

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WORLD WAR II LIBERTY SHIP BINNACLE MAGNETIC COMPASS. MANUFACTURED BY THE A. LIETZ CO. SAN FRANCISCO. SERIAL# 24300 NUMBER ON THE BALANCE RING 00 CIRCA LATE 1930's / EARLY 1940'S THE COMPASS MEASURES 9 5/8" IN DIAMETER AND 5 1/2" HIGH. THE GLASS LENS MEASURES 7 3/4" ACROSS. THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION I FOUND ON THIS COMPASS FROM THE 1940 BLUEJACKETS MANUAL THAT WAS ISSUED TO EVERY SAILOR. THE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON PAGES 462 THROUGH 468. I HAVE COPIED THE PAGES AND HAVE THEM LISTED WITH THE PHOTOS. THE COMPASSES MAIN PARTS ARE A BOWL, 4 BUNDLES OF MAGNETS AND A SKELETON CARD 7 1/2' IN DIAMETER, MADE OF BRASS. THE BOWL IS CAST BRONZE AND IS BALLASTED WITH LEAD TO DECREASE IT'S MOTION WHEN THE SHIP IS ROLLING. THE COMPASS IS FILLED WITH ALCOHOL AND DISTILLED WATER AND HAS AN EXPANSION CHAMBER. THIS CHAMBER HAS A GLASS BOTTOM AND A MICA TOP, SO THE CARD CAN BE ILLUMINATED FROM UNDERNEATH. THE COMPASS CARD RESTS ON A SAPPHIRE BEARING. THIS COMPASS HAS AN AIR BUBBLE AND WILL NEED SOME OF THE ALCOHOL / DISTILLED WATER MIXTURE ADDED THROUGH THE FILLER HOLE ON THE SIDE OF THE COMPASS. THIS COMPASS WEIGHS 28 POUNDS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US.