Compass
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DIP
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1974.0123.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- England
More Information
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
- 10.7 cm
- Width
- 2.2 cm
- Height
- 20.8 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
- Unknown
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
WHEN SUSPENDED VERTICALLY FROM ITS RING, IT IS USED TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF IRON ORE. WHEN HELD HORIZONTALLY, IT IS USED TO INDICATE MAGNETIC NORTH. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'G 57-7' ON INSTRUMENT AND TAG
- Missing
- NONE
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Compass, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1974.0123, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1974.0123.001/
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