Beam compass fitting
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0338.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Rowney, G. & Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS INSTRUMENT/ LEATHER CASE; SILK & VELVET INTERIOR
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 11.7 cm
- Width
- 6.0 cm
- Height
- 2.4 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Mathematics
- Category
- Drawing & measuring instruments
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Rowney
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED FOR DRAWING CIRCLES OF LARGE DIAMETER. SMALL VERSIONS ALSO USED WHEN LAYING OUT & DIVIDING SCALES SINCE SAME DIMENSION COULD BE REPEATED MORE ACCURATELY THAN BY USING DIVIDERS. DRAWING OR TRACING POINT & CENTRE POINT ARE PROVIDED SEPARATELY AS CURSORS & ARE ADJUSTABLE IN POSITION BY SLIDING ALONG METAL ROD OR WOODEN BEAM. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S NAME STAMPED IN GOLD ON BOTTOM OF CASE: 'G. ROWNEY & CO./ LONDON'.
- Missing
- WOODEN BEAM OR METAL ROD (RULE)
- Finish
- NICKEL-PLATED BRASS/ BURGUNDY CHAGRIN LEATHER/ PURPLE SILK & VELVET LINING.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Rowney, G. & Co., Beam compass fitting, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1986.0338, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0338.001/
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