Thesaurus Term/Concept: BINNACLE

Identifier -49
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Status Candidate
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Scope Note Wooden housing of the mariner’s compass and its correctors and illuminating arrangements. Before 1750 this was known as a bittacle, a term which remained in use into the mid 19th century.

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Find Type BINNACLE (Early 20th Century - 1919 AD to 1920 AD)
Find Type BINNACLE (Victorian to First World War - 1895 AD to 1918 AD)