Compass, beam
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0601.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Elliott Bros.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 9
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOODEN CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE/.1 WOODEN BEAM WITH BRASS FITTINGS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 201.0 cm
- Width
- 10.5 cm
- Height
- 8.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Mathematics
- Category
- Drawing & measuring instruments
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Elliott
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
USED IN CANADA - Function
-
USED FOR DRAWING THE ARCS OF CIRCLES WHOSE RADII ARE LONGER THAN CAN BE SET OUT WITH THE ORDINARY COMPASS DRAFTING EQUIPMENT - Technical
-
INSTRUMENT PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN LAYING OUT LARGE RECTANGLES SUCH AS ARE CALLED FOR WHEN SURVEYS ARE PLOTTED BY COORDINATES - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 INLAID IN BEAM FRONT: `ELLIOT BROS. LONDON'/ SCALE GRADUATED FROM `0' TO `75'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- WOOD ALL STAINED & VARNISHED; POLISHED METAL
- Decoration
- NONE
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Elliott Bros., Compass, beam, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1968.0601, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0601.001/
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