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2010/1/126 Chart plotting board Mark 6A and computer Mk 8B, plastic / paper, made by Felsenthal Instruments Co, Chicago, United States of America, 1972-1980


97/129/1 Binoculars, Starmorbi, metal/glass, Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany, 1923-1924 97/129/1 Binoculars, Starmorbi, metal/glass, Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany, 1923-1924


2007/143/1 Aircraft, full-size, Genairco biplane, wood / metal / fabric / acrylic / rubber, made by the General Aircraft Company, Mascot, New South Wales, Australia, 1930 2007/143/1 Aircraft, full-size, Genairco biplane, wood / metal / fabric / acrylic / rubber, made by the General Aircraft Company, Mascot, New South Wales, Australia, 1930


2010/1/382 Calculating sector, ivory / electrum, maker unknown, 1750-1850


2010/1/383 Calculating sector, wood / brass, maker unknown, 18th century.


2010/1/379 Calculating rule, Gunter 2010/1/379 Calculating rule, Gunter's liine, double-sided, boxwood, maker unknown, c. 1790


2010/1/377 Calculating rule, Gunters Line, duplex, boxwood, maker unknown, c. 1867


B2604-15 Course distance calculator from the Lores Bonney collection, plastic / metal, made by Hughes Label Co Ltd, Australia, 1920-1940 B2604-15 Course distance calculator from the Lores Bonney collection, plastic / metal, made by Hughes Label Co Ltd, Australia, 1920-1940


97/129/3 Binocular case, leather/metal, [Carl Zeiss], [Germany], [1923-1924]


2008/87/1 Celestial globe, portable, and instruction manual and labels (3), metal / plastic / wood / paper, maker unknown, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1981 2008/87/1 Celestial globe, portable, and instruction manual and labels (3), metal / plastic / wood / paper, maker unknown, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1981


2010/1/31 Compass, metal / glass, maker and year of manufacture unknown


L1136 Compass indicator from the L1136 Compass indicator from the 'Southern Cross', metal / glass, made by General Electric, United States of America, 1927-1935


B2604-36 Aircraft compass (outer ring) from the Lores Bonney collection, metal, maker unknown, Australia, 1920-1940 B2604-36 Aircraft compass (outer ring) from the Lores Bonney collection, metal, maker unknown, Australia, 1920-1940


99/26/1 Control unit for Sperry gyroscope compass, metal / glass, Sperry Gyroscope Co. Ltd., Middlesex, England, circa 1950 99/26/1 Control unit for Sperry gyroscope compass, metal / glass, Sperry Gyroscope Co. Ltd., Middlesex, England, circa 1950


H7728 Diptych Luopan (mariner H7728 Diptych Luopan (mariner's box compass), wood / metal / glass, maker unknown, retailed by Fang Xiushui's shop, Wan'an, Anhui Province, China, mid 19th century - early 20th century.


H9918 Prototype Kater azimuth compass, wood / glass / metal / paper, designed and made by Captain Henry Kater, England, 1800-1811, presented to Sydney Observatory, Australia, 1874 H9918 Prototype Kater azimuth compass, wood / glass / metal / paper, designed and made by Captain Henry Kater, England, 1800-1811, presented to Sydney Observatory, Australia, 1874


2010/1/183 Proportional dividers, bombing run navigation, brass, made by Stanley for the Air Ministry, London, England, 1930-1945


H5465 One cotton Flag of the North Coast Steam Navigation Co., - red and blue quarters, marked N.C.S.N.Co. (SB). H5465 One cotton Flag of the North Coast Steam Navigation Co., - red and blue quarters, marked N.C.S.N.Co. (SB).


85/1284-2252 Glass negative, half plate, 85/1284-2252 Glass negative, half plate, 'Macquarie Lighthouse South Head, Sydney.', Kerry and Co, Sydney, c. 1884-1917


H10189 Gyro compass, Sperry MK E XIV, electrically driven gyroscope, used to indicate the direction of a heading of a strip with respect to true North, a repeater compass and chart included, Sperry Gyroscope Company Ltd, Middlesex, England, c. 1950 (AF).


90/816 Aircraft, full-size, helicopter, Bell 206B Jetranger III, serial number, 3653 90/816 Aircraft, full-size, helicopter, Bell 206B Jetranger III, serial number, 3653 'Dick Smith Australian Explorer', survival equipment and super8 film footage, flown by Dick Smith, United States of America / Australia, 1982-1983 and made by Bell Helico


2010/1/53 Tide indicator, Lenthall Baugh, glass / metal, made by Heath & Co Ltd, Crayford, London, England, 1910-1920


95/183/1 Letter, testimonial for officer of the Australian Steam Navigation Co, paper, Australia, 1895


2010/1/287 Bearing corrector with box, metal / wood, made for the Marconi International Marine Communications Company, England, early 20th century 2010/1/287 Bearing corrector with box, metal / wood, made for the Marconi International Marine Communications Company, England, early 20th century


H3162 Mariner H3162 Mariner's compass, wood / glass / metal, maker unknown, China, 19th century


95/322/1 Map, for devices measuring great circle distances from Sydney, paper, Mullard-Australia Pty Ltd, Australia, 1966 95/322/1 Map, for devices measuring great circle distances from Sydney, paper, Mullard-Australia Pty Ltd, Australia, 1966


2000/62/1 Road map, portion, 2000/62/1 Road map, portion, 'North Eastern Tourist District including New England Tableland', used by Nancy Bird Walton, paper/ cheesecloth, NSW Department of Lands, Australia, [1926-1928]


98/55/2 Printed material and sun compass prototypes, topographical information, orientation equipment and military memorabilia, paper / metal / wood, Charles Francis Laseron, Nowra / Tamworth / Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 1929-1943


H9922 Box Chronometer, sidereal time, No. 4981, metal / glass / wood, manufactured by James Poole, London, England, for F Allerding & Son, Sydney, 1867-1874, used at Sydney Observatory, Observatory Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia H9922 Box Chronometer, sidereal time, No. 4981, metal / glass / wood, manufactured by James Poole, London, England, for F Allerding & Son, Sydney, 1867-1874, used at Sydney Observatory, Observatory Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia


H9925 Box chronometer, No. 2290, in storage box, with documents, brass / glass / wood, made by Robert Molyneux, London, England, 1835-1845, used at Sydney Observatory, Observatory Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia H9925 Box chronometer, No. 2290, in storage box, with documents, brass / glass / wood, made by Robert Molyneux, London, England, 1835-1845, used at Sydney Observatory, Observatory Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia


2010/1/33 Electro-mechanical binnacle compass, metal, maker and year of manufacture unknown


B2604-9 Divider from the Lores Bonney collection, metal, maker unknown, Australia, 1920-1940 B2604-9 Divider from the Lores Bonney collection, metal, maker unknown, Australia, 1920-1940


P3644 Menu, Luncheon, from the North Coast Steam Navigation Co Ltd vessel, S S Pulganbar, September 17, 1939, features B/W photograph of S S Wollongbar, single card sheet, Australia, 1939 (OF). P3644 Menu, Luncheon, from the North Coast Steam Navigation Co Ltd vessel, S S Pulganbar, September 17, 1939, features B/W photograph of S S Wollongbar, single card sheet, Australia, 1939 (OF).


2010/1/28 Marine distance meter, metal / glass / rubber / bakelite, made by Henry Hughes & Son, 1940-1950


2010/1/296 Battenberg course indicator with case, Mk.5, aluminium / wood, Elliot Brothers, London, England, 1955


2010/1/20 Waymouth-Cooke naval range finder. Mk.II, metal / wood, made by T Cooke & Sons Ltd, London, England, post 1914


2010/1/134 Circular navigational slide rule with packaging, Height and True Airspeed, paper / plastic, maker and place of manufacture unknown


2010/1/171 Circular navigational slide rule, dead reckoning, Navigational Computer Mk III D, metal / plastic, made by Measurement Ltd, place unknown, 1940-1950


2010/1/155 Navigational circular slide chart with pouch and instructions, Star Finder and Identifier, Type 2102-D, plastic / fabric / paper, made for the United States Navy Hydrographic Office, United States of America, 1940-1960


2010/1/177 Navigational slide rule in sleeve with instructions, Tri-Vector Navigation Computer, plastic / paper, made by W & G Precision Instruments, Australia, 1990s


2010/1/169 Navigational protractor with cover, Douglas Combined Protractor and Parallel Rule, plastic / paper, made by W & G (White and Gilliespe), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1940-1970


2010/1/289 Astrograph with box, Type A-1, metal / glass, made by the Sperti Company, Cincinatti, United States of America, used by the US Army, c. 1940


H5724 Octant, ebony/brass/bone, Henry Hunt, Cork, Ireland, c. 1850 H5724 Octant, ebony/brass/bone, Henry Hunt, Cork, Ireland, c. 1850


B2604-11 Parallel ruler from the Lores Bonney collection, wood / metal, maker unknown, Australia, 1920-1940 B2604-11 Parallel ruler from the Lores Bonney collection, wood / metal, maker unknown, Australia, 1920-1940


P2903-9/112 Photographic print, black & white, Australasian Steam Navigation Company works on Darling Island, c1880, copy print


P2903-9/111 Photographic print, black & white, painting of ship on slipway of Australasian Steam Navigation Company works on Darling Island


96/167/1 Poster, RAF compass type 0.2, paper, Air Ministry, England, 1926


96/167/2 Poster, RAF compass type 0.2, paper, Air Ministry, England, 1926 96/167/2 Poster, RAF compass type 0.2, paper, Air Ministry, England, 1926


96/170/1 Poster, RAF compass type 6/18 mark III, paper, Air Ministry, England, 1924 96/170/1 Poster, RAF compass type 6/18 mark III, paper, Air Ministry, England, 1924


96/170/2 Poster, RAF compass type 6/18 mark III, paper, Air Ministry, England, 1926 96/170/2 Poster, RAF compass type 6/18 mark III, paper, Air Ministry, England, 1926


96/194/1 Posters (2), RAF compass type P2, paper, Air Ministry, England, 1925


B1170 Printing press and printing plates, metal, made by Hughes & Kimber, London, England, c.1840 B1170 Printing press and printing plates, metal, made by Hughes & Kimber, London, England, c.1840


97/290/1 Replica, of mariner 97/290/1 Replica, of mariner's astrolabe from the Dutch East India Company ship Batavia, brass, Brian Greig, Southern Skies Astronomy Centre, Australia, 1997


85/866 Calculating sector, electrum, made by Dollond, London, England, 1815-1825 85/866 Calculating sector, electrum, made by Dollond, London, England, 1815-1825


H5108 Sextant, brass, and box, made by Berge, London, England 1800 -1820 H5108 Sextant, brass, and box, made by Berge, London, England 1800 -1820


2010/1/25 Aircraft sextant Mk V, metal / plastic, made by Pioneer Instrument Division of Bendix Corporation, New Jersey, United States of America, c. 1940


H10399 Sextant, No. 1920, brass, made by Troughton & Simms, made in London, England, c. 1836 H10399 Sextant, No. 1920, brass, made by Troughton & Simms, made in London, England, c. 1836


H9358 Navigational equipment, nautical sextant in case, brass / glass / wood, possibly made by Thomas Downing, London England, [1896-1920], used by Maritime Services Board of New South Wales, Australia, [1897-1978] H9358 Navigational equipment, nautical sextant in case, brass / glass / wood, possibly made by Thomas Downing, London England, [1896-1920], used by Maritime Services Board of New South Wales, Australia, [1897-1978]


H7232 Sextant with accessories and case, used by Phillip Parker King (attributed), metal / glass / wood, made by Matthew Berge, London, England, 1805-1819 H7232 Sextant with accessories and case, used by Phillip Parker King (attributed), metal / glass / wood, made by Matthew Berge, London, England, 1805-1819


2010/1/225 Box sextants (2) with case, metal / leather, made by H Hughes & Son Ltd, London, England, 1918


H4348 Octant, [ebony], ivory/brass/mahogany, Spencer Browning & Rust, London, [1790-1810] H4348 Octant, [ebony], ivory/brass/mahogany, Spencer Browning & Rust, London, [1790-1810]


H10057 Navigational equipment, sextant in case, brass / glass / wood, made for E. Esdaile, London, England, 1896-1916, used at Sydney Observatory, New South Wales, Australia, 1896-1922 H10057 Navigational equipment, sextant in case, brass / glass / wood, made for E. Esdaile, London, England, 1896-1916, used at Sydney Observatory, New South Wales, Australia, 1896-1922


B2416 Ship model, HMS B2416 Ship model, HMS 'Lady Nelson', wood / copper / flax / canvas, made by Roland Michel Laroche, Australia, 1980


2010/1/510 Circular slide rule with pouch and instructions, Type E6-B Dead Reckoning calculator, metal / plastic / paper, made by Aero Products Research Inc, California, United States of America, 1971


2010/1/165 Cylindrical navigational slide rule with case, Bygrave type AML Position Line Mark IIA No 546. metal / paper / rubber, metal, made by Henry Hughes & Son Ltd, England, c. 1930


2010/1/530 Slide rule with case and instructions, Rechenstab PA 44, duplex, plastic / paper / cloth / metal, made by Wichmann, Germany, c. 1944 2010/1/530 Slide rule with case and instructions, Rechenstab PA 44, duplex, plastic / paper / cloth / metal, made by Wichmann, Germany, c. 1944


2010/1/75 Artillery calculator with pouch, dual opposing 180 scales on cursor and 360 scale on slide, wood / plastic, maker unknown, Japan, 1938


2010/1/136 Slide graphic (dead reckoning) computer with pouch and chart, plastic / metal / vinyl, made by Jeppesen & Company, Denver, Colorado, United States of America, 1965


2010/1/374 Kane Mk-6B dead reckoning computer with pouch, instruction booklet, warranty card and packaging, metal / plastic / paper / cardboard, made by the Kane Aero Company, United States of America, 1958


2010/1/508 Circular slide rule with case, NASA 136MC Ambiguity Resolver, single-sided, plastic / metal, made by NASA, United States of America, 1956-1960 2010/1/508 Circular slide rule with case, NASA 136MC Ambiguity Resolver, single-sided, plastic / metal, made by NASA, United States of America, 1956-1960


2010/1/125 Circular slide rule with pouch and instruction book, Polhemus Celestial Computer, plastic / vinyl / paper / metal, made by Felsenthal Instruments Co. Chicago, United States of America, c 1980


2010/1/373 RAAF dead reckoning computer with case, metal / plastic, made by W & G (White and Gillespie), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1930s


2010/1/378 Slide rule, Sliding Gunter, duplex, open frame, brass / boxwood, maker unknown, late-18th century 2010/1/378 Slide rule, Sliding Gunter, duplex, open frame, brass / boxwood, maker unknown, late-18th century


2010/1/525 Circular slide rule with pouch, Telex E-6B flight computer model FDF-60, navigational, metal / plastic, made by Telex Communications Inc, United States of America, 1975 2010/1/525 Circular slide rule with pouch, Telex E-6B flight computer model FDF-60, navigational, metal / plastic, made by Telex Communications Inc, United States of America, 1975


2010/1/526 Circular slide rule with pouch, Bonwitt, duplex, plastic / metal / paper / fabric, made by The British Engraving and Nameplate Manufacturing Co Ltd, London, England, 1943 2010/1/526 Circular slide rule with pouch, Bonwitt, duplex, plastic / metal / paper / fabric, made by The British Engraving and Nameplate Manufacturing Co Ltd, London, England, 1943


2010/1/570 Alidade with pouch, artillery plotting rule, single-sided, wood / brass / leather, made by W H Harling, London, England, 1911 2010/1/570 Alidade with pouch, artillery plotting rule, single-sided, wood / brass / leather, made by W H Harling, London, England, 1911


2008/227/1 Wearable GPS tracking devices (25), docking station and arm bands (2), 2008/227/1 Wearable GPS tracking devices (25), docking station and arm bands (2), 'flaik', mixed materials, designed by CMD Product Design & Innovation and Snowsports Interactive, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2005-2007


2010/1/17 Sun compass, metal / plastic / paper, made by White & Gillespie (Melb) Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1943 2010/1/17 Sun compass, metal / plastic / paper, made by White & Gillespie (Melb) Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1943


2010/1/261 Artificial horizon with case, wood / metal / glass / mercury, unknown maker, 1876


2010/1/40 Vertical circle, sighting device with case, metal / glass / wood, made by Dollond of London, London, England, late 19th century


H7227 Navigating instrument, ships telescope, perhaps used by Phillip Parker King, / glass / wood, maker and date unknown


H9463 Watch officer telescope, for maritime use, leather / silvered brass / glass, No. 32154 made by Ross, London, England, 1865-1872 H9463 Watch officer telescope, for maritime use, leather / silvered brass / glass, No. 32154 made by Ross, London, England, 1865-1872


95/202/1 Textile, woven, 95/202/1 Textile, woven, 'Tucker's Peace', cotton/linen, Kelly Thompson, Australia, 1993


H10401 Time ball, with cylinder, piston, rack and pinion lifting mechanism, safety lock, electric motor and ball, cast iron, some modifications to the original, installed at Sydney Observatory, made by Maudslay, Sons & Field, England, c 1857 H10401 Time ball, with cylinder, piston, rack and pinion lifting mechanism, safety lock, electric motor and ball, cast iron, some modifications to the original, installed at Sydney Observatory, made by Maudslay, Sons & Field, England, c 1857


90/816-55 Emergency torch, metal / Velcro, used by explorer Dick Smith aboard his helicopter, 90/816-55 Emergency torch, metal / Velcro, used by explorer Dick Smith aboard his helicopter, 'Dick Smith Australian Explorer', Bell 206B Jetranger III during the first solo circumnavigation of the world in a helicopter, 1982-1983, maker unknown


97/129/2 Tripod, for use with Starmobi binoculars, wood/metal, [Carl Zeiss], [Germany], [1923-1924]