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OBJECT TYPE: FORESTRY/POCKET/MAGNETIC
DATE: 1944–1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1082.001

MANUFACTURER: Keuffel & Esser Co.
MODEL: 5600X
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM BOX/ BRASS HARDWARE/ STEEL NEEDLE & DIAL/ GLASS COVER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 8.5 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: 1.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Harvesting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Keuffel Esser
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1950'S AS THIS IS PERIOD WHEN DOMINION FORESTRY BRANCH EXISTED (SEE MARKINGS)
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF EARLY FIELD COMPASS
Function: TO DETERMINE THE HORIZONTAL DIRECTION OF A LINE WITH REFERENCE TO THE DIRECTION OF A MAGNETIC NEEDLE
Technical: PUTTING COMPASS IN ALUMINUM BOX INSTEAD OF WOODEN BOX PREVENTED HUMIDITY & MOISTURE FROM WARPING BOX, LOOSENING GLASS & RUSTING NEEDLE & ITS PIVOT
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FACE:`KEUFFEL & ESSER CO./ NEW-YORK/ E S W/ [GRADATIONS MARKED IN TENTHS FROM 0 TO 90 IN FOUR SECTIONS]'/ SCRATCHED ON INSIDE LID: `DFB'
Missing: NECK CORD
Finish: BLACK PAINTED CASE/ BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: FLEUR-DE-LYS FOR `NORTH' INDICATION/ BOX OCTAGONAL SHAPE

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Keuffel & Esser Co., Compass, circa 1944–1960, Artifact no. 1988.1082, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1082.001/

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