Compass
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DOUBLE IMAGE
- DATE
- 1970–1980
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1974.0107.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Wild Heerbrugg
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Heerbrugg, Switzerland
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General Information
- Serial #
- 9413
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Predominantly metal with glass windows and lenses. Case is possibly leather with metal hardware.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 15.5 cm
- Width
- 19.5 cm
- Height
- 14.5 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
- Wild
- Country
- Switzerland
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Heerbrugg
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Top of case: "529"; Baseplate of Instrument: "WILD/ HEERBRUGG/ No 9413"; Bottom of Instrument baseplate: "529"
- Missing
- NONE
- Finish
- Compass has a satin green finish with gloss black components. Clear gloss windows and lenses are present. Some components have knurled or textured grip surfaces. Inside appears white with black markings.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Wild Heerbrugg, Compass, circa 1970–1980, Artifact no. 1974.0107, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1974.0107.001/
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