Compass

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OBJECT TYPE
SURVEYOR'S/MAGNETIC
DATE
1920–1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1974.0118.001
MANUFACTURER
Short & Mason
MODEL
TYCOS
LOCATION
London, England

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General Information

Serial #
E1131
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
12.7 cm
Width
12.7 cm
Height
15.2 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
Short Mason
Country
England
State/Province
Unknown
City
London

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
Unknown
Function
USED TO DETERMINE DIRECTION, WITH RESPECT TO MAGNETIC NORTH.
Technical
Unknown
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
'GCS 406' ON INSTRUMENT AND CASE
Missing
COMPASS HAS BEEN DAMAGED & REPAIRED. SOME CHIPPING OF CRYSTAL EDGES EVIDENT. WOODEN INSERT VISIBLE BETWEEN CIRCLE AND CRYSTAL: CIRCLE AND VERNIER DO NOT MOVE, PRESUMABLY AS A RESULT OF THIS REPAIR. SOME MINOR *
Finish
Unknown
Decoration
N/A

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Short & Mason, Compass, circa 1920–1930, Artifact no. 1974.0118, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1974.0118.001/

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