Compass

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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1895
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1974.0104.001
MANUFACTURER
Gurley, W. & L.E.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Troy, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Unknown

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
15.8 cm
Width
12.1 cm
Height
4.4 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Exploration and Survey
Category
Measurement-direction
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Gurley
Country
United States of America
State/Province
New York
City
Troy

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
Unknown
Function
THIS INSTRUMENT USED PRIMARILY FOR ORIENTATION, BUT COULD BE USED: 1) AS A SUNDIAL, FOR MEASURING TIME AS ELEMENT IN DETERMINING LOCATION; 2) IN DETERMINING MAGNETIC DEVIATION; 3) FOR MEASURING THE ANGLE OF SLOPE (CLINOMETER); 4) AS AN AID IN DRAWING AND MAPPING
Technical
Unknown
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
'G.S.C. COMPASS 11' ON INSTRUMENT AND CASE
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE. SILK THREAD MISSING. EYE ATTACHMENT POINT ON CELLULOSE DIAL (FOR THREAD) BROKEN & MISSING
Finish
Unknown
Decoration
N/A

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Gurley, W. & L.E., Compass, after 1895, Artifact no. 1974.0104, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1974.0104.001/

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