Bidspirit auction | A Heath Marine Bosun Gimballed

A Heath Marine Bosun Gimballed Marine Compass - A modern marine gimballed compass, identified as the Bosun model, manufactured by Heath Marine, London. The instrument is housed in a black moulded composite hemispherical bowl, mounted within a matching U-shaped gimballed bracket designed for bulkhead or pedestal mounting. The compass features a black face with a prominent white eight-point star compass rose. The rose is marked with cardinal points (N, E, S, W) and graduated in 20-degree increments from 0 to 340. A fixed outer bezel is graduated from 0 to 360 in 10-degree increments with cardinal points. The compass rose bears the printed text HEATH MARINE and LONDON ENGLAND. The housing is constructed from black composite plastic with a clear acrylic cover.