Compass
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.2131.006
- MANUFACTURER
- Askaniawerke AG Bambergwerk
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Berlin-Friedenau, Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 6
- Total Parts
- 11
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal/ Glass
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 10.4 cm
- Width
- 10.0 cm
- Height
- 4.6 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Physics
- Category
- Geophysics
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Askania
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Berlin-Friedenau
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
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Unknown - Function
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Unknown - Technical
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Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- " ASKANIAWERKE A.G./ BAMBERGWERK/ BERLIN- FRIEDENAU " incised in casing side; " Nr 97687 "; " 609 ", [logo], " 4 ",and " Germany " also incised in casing./ Compass circle divided 0- 360 by 2- degree increments; compass quadrants labelled " N ", " O ", " S ", & " W ". / " 609 " stamped in top of compass box./ " G 9126 " stamped in back edge of box.
- Missing
- From CA of 02/05/2002 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
- Finish
- Metal casing pained drab- green; copper- coloured face; silver circle & diamond-shaped needle./ Wooden case is stained and varnished; fitted with off- white wool pads.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Askaniawerke AG Bambergwerk, Compass, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.2131, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2131.006/
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