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Antique Fields Reversible Pelorus

  Lot # 039
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5"H x 10" x 10"
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Lot # 039
System ID # 4893746
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Antique Fields Reversible Nautical Pelorus in Mahogany Box. Engraved Steel. Top Lid of Box is missing and this only includes what is shown in photographs.

A Pelorus is a key instrument in piloting the ship close to shore and obtaining the true direction of nearby ships. The Officer of the Deck or Quartermasters used this device for staying on station in a convoy by observing the relative bearings of nearby ships. The device was also used in coastal piloting where the bearings or direction of known objects on shore were taken. The first known use of a Pelorus was in 1854.