Circumferentor

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1126.001

MANUFACTURER: Keuffel & Esser Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Hoboken, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 18607
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS/ HAS STEEL NEEDLE AND GLASS FACE COVER/ WOODEN BOX WITH METAL HARDWARE, cellulose nitrate plaque inside lid

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.5 cm
Width: 14.5 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 Jersey
City: Hoboken

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY BETWEEN 1949 & 1960 AS THIS IS WHEN THE FORESTRY BRANCH EXISTED (SEE MARKINGS)
Canada: USED BY FORESTRY BRANCH IN CANADA
Function: USED TO DETERMINE DIRECTION OF A LINE FROM A FIXED REFERENCE POINT, ESPECIALLY USEFUL TO SURVEY FORESTED OR OPEN AREAS, WITH FEW ARTIFICIAL LANDMARKS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FACE: `KEUFFEL & ESSER CO/ 18607/ NEW YORK/ E W S/[GRADUATIONS ON RAISED RING 0 TO 90 IN 4 DIRECTIONS]'/ `E823' MARKED ON BACK/ CASE: STENCILLED ON TOP: `FORESTRY/ BRANCH'/ PLAQUE INSIDE: `KEUFFEL & ESSER CO./ NEW YORK./ ST. LOUIS. CHICAGO/ SAN FRANCISCO'/ LABEL INSIDE LID: `KEUFFEL & ESSER CO./ MANUFACTURERS OF DRAWING MATERIALS &/ SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS./ GENERAL OFFICE & FACTORIES HOBOKEN, N.J./ PARENT HOUSE./ 127 FULTON ST., N.Y./ No 5302/ SERIAL 18607/ BRANCHES: [ADDRESSES OF ABOVE US CITIES] 252 NOTRE DAME ST. W., MONTREAL, CAN.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: FLEUR-DE-LYS FOR NORTH DESIGNATION ON COMPASS

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Keuffel & Esser Co., Circumferentor, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.1126, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1126.001/

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