Compass: Sestrel sighting compass from a radio directional aerial
Maker
Brooke and Gatehouse Limited (estab. 1955)
Production date
1960s
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The compass has been removed from a hand-held directional aerial that would have been coupled with a Brookes and Gatehouse Homer marine radio receiver.
This instrument was used by Gerry Clark to survey seabird colonies on sub-Antarctic Islands.
lens: 0 - Whole
compass oil: 0 - Whole
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