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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1972.0294.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Christie, A.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Glasgow, Scotland
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS/ GLASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 26.7 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Marine Transportation
- Category
- Navigation instruments & equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Christie
- Country
- Scotland
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Glasgow
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
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Unknown - Function
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Unknown - Technical
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Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'A. CHRISTIE - GLASGOW' ON THE CENTRE OF THE DIAL
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- MOUNTED IN ROUND CASE/ BRASS RINGS HOLD VIEWING GLASS/ FREE FLOAT DISC GIVES CARDINAL DIRECTIONS/ 2 CYLINDRICAL PROTRUSIONS 1" LONG ON OPPOSITE ENDS, HAVE A SCREW IN THEM, WITH A KNOB FOR A HEAD/ ALL HAS BEEN PAINTED BLACK/ SIDE OPPOSITE DIAL HAS GLASS COVER, BUT NO DIAL; BUT INSTEAD SHOWS MECHANISM FOR ALLOWING FREE FLOAT OF COMPASS/ REPAIRABLE, GLASS ON ONE SIDE BROKEN
- Decoration
- N/A
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Christie, A., Compass, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1972.0294, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1972.0294.001/
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