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OBJECT TYPE
POCKET
DATE
1850–1875
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1987.2108.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
France

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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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