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OBJECT TYPE: FORESTRY/POCKET/MAGNETIC
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1088.001

MANUFACTURER: SILVA LTD.
MODEL: RANGER
LOCATION: Sweden

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: LEATHER CASE/ALUMINUM LID & COMPASS BODY/ SYNTHETIC BASE & CORD/ STEEL NEEDLE/ BRASS HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.3 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Height: 2.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: SILVA
Country: Sweden
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY IN THE 1960'S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF COMPASS MADE FOR CANADA
Function: TO DETERMINE THE HORIZONTAL DIRECTION OF A LINE WITH REFERENCE TO THE DIRECTION OF A MAGNETIC NEEDLE
Technical: LIQUID DAMPENED NEEDLE & SIGHTING MIRROR COMIBNE FOR SPEED & ACCURACY IN USE/ LUMINOUS POINTS ENABLE USERS TO WORK IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON BASE: `SILVA [TREE LOGO]/ R/ THE RANGER/ INCHES & 1/10" [GRADUATED SCALE FROM 1/2 TO 3 1/2]/ CM. & MM. [GRADUATED SCALE FROM 1 TO 9]'/ ON BOTTOM OF COMPASS RING: `PAT. SW. 152750 US. 2827382 CAN. 542358 SWISS. 314681 NORW. 89197 MADE IN SWEDEN FOR SILVA LTD. TORONTO ONT CANADA'/ ON COMPASS TOP: `N E S W/ [GRADUATED SCALE IN TENTHS MARKED FROM 20 TO 360]'/ ON COMPASS FACE: `W. decl./ E. decl./ [GRADUATED SCALE FROM 0 TO 90 IN TWO DIRECTIONS]'/ ON CASE: `SILVA [LOGO]'
Missing: N/A
Finish: LID PAINTED BLACK/ RED LETTER ON BASE/ BLACK LETTERING ON COMPASS
Decoration: MIDDLE SECTION OF LID RAISED/ TREE LOGO ON BASE

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SILVA LTD., Compass, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1988.1088, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1088.001/

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