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OBJECT TYPE: POCKET/MAGNETIC
DATE: 1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1083.001

MANUFACTURER: Keuffel & Esser Co.
MODEL: Unknown
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: WOODEN CASE/ STEEL NEEDLE/ BRASS HARDWARE/ METAL FACE & RING/ CLASS COVER

Dimensions

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

Length: 8.0 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: 2.0 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 FROM 1936 THROUGH TO THE 1960'S AS BOTH `DFS' & `FB' ARE ON LID - THEY COVERED THE ABOVE TIME
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE
Function: TO DETERMINE THE HORIZONTAL DIRECTION OF A LINE WITH REFERENCE TO THE DIRECTION OF A MAGETIC NEEDLE
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FACE: `KEUFFEL & ESSER CO/ NEW-YORK/ E S W/ [GRADUATIONS FROM 0 TO 90 IN FOUR DIRECTIONS]'/ SCRATCHED ON INSIDE LID: `DFS'/ STAMPED ON INSIDE LID: `F.B.'/ GRID OF 6 SQUARES BY 7 SQUARES FILLED WITH NUMBERS SCRATCHED ON TOP OF LID
Missing: N/A
Finish: BOX STAINED & VARNISHED / BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: FLEUR-DE-LYS USED AS COMPASS NORTH INDICATOR

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Keuffel & Esser Co., Compass, circa 1935, Artifact no. 1988.1083, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1083.001/

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