Compass, magnetic

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OBJECT TYPE: AIRCRAFT
DATE: 1914–1918
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0821.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: brass bowl; wooden base; steel magnet on possibly plastic float (with card); glass window; fluid possibly alcohol or kerosene

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.0 cm
Width: 9.5 cm
Height: 15.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Aircraft instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Europe
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWI (1914-1918)
Canada: Unknown
Function: indicates direction ariplane is flying/establish base line for other naviagational calculations/ mounted on dash board of aircraft using coil spings in rings around circumference to absorb vibrations from motor
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering stamped on base reads: "1 1/2 STRUTTER/110.150.H.B CLERGET"
Missing: appears to be complete
Finish: tarnished brass bowl; clear window & fluid; dark brown base; red circle painted around window
Decoration: none

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Unknown Manufacturer, Compass, magnetic, before 1914–1918, Artifact no. 1996.0821, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0821.001/

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