Compass
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DATE
- 1850–1875
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.2108.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- France
More Information
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.
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Unknown Manufacturer, Compass, circa 1850–1875, Artifact no. 1987.2108, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2108.001/
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