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- OBJECT TYPE
- DATE
- 1801–1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1980.0732.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD/ METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 5.6 cm
- Width
- 5.4 cm
- Height
- 1.8 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
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
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
- N/A
- Missing
- SECTION OF CRYSTAL RING, STOPPER & STOP BUTTON FOR NEEDLE, AND ORIGINAL CASE LATCH MISSING. NEEDLE FINISH DAMAGED DUE TO RUST
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Compass, between 1801–1900, Artifact no. 1980.0732, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1980.0732.001/
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