General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS CASING, INCLUDING COVER; GLASS WINDOW; CIRCLEGRADUATED ON SILVER. JEWELLED OR GLASS CENTRE IN PIVOT CAP.

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

4.8 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

France

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS COMPASS USED C.1875-1900 (ACCORDING TO DONOR. THIS TYPE OF COMPASS USED C.1800-1930S, & POSSIBLY LATER)

Canada

USED BY J. HERBERT KERR SURVEYING IN WESTERN CANADA IN LATE 1800S.

Function

TO MEASURE DIRECTION, WITH RESPECT TO MAGNETIC NORTH.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF GOOD QUALITY POCKET COMPASS, MADE IN FRANCE PRESUMABLY FOR EXPORT TO NORTH AMERICA OR GREAT BRITAIN. (BASED ON USE OF ENGLISH TEXT IN MFR'S MARKINGS & COMPASS CIRCLE DESIGNATIONS)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'MADE/ IN/ FRANCE' STAMPED ON COMPASS FACE, NEAR 'S'/ 'C' STAMPED INSIDE COMPASS CASE COVER, ABOVE HINGE/ QUADRANTS & HALF-QUADRANTS LABELLED; COMPASS CIRCLE DIVIDED 0-360 AT 2-DEGREE INTERVALS.

Missing

NONE

Finish

LACQUERED BRASS CASE; GLASS COVER HAS BEVELLED EDGE & BRUSHED SILVER COMPASS FACE. COMPASS NEEDLE BLUED AT N-END; CENTRAL MOUNTING DISK & DECLINATION NEEDLE CHEMICALLY TREATED.

Decoration

DECLINATION NEEDLE HAS ELONGATED DIAMOND-SHAPED POINTER & BROAD 3-POINTED FAN-LIKE END.