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- OBJECT TYPE
- floating
- DATE
- 1936
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1998.0010.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Ritchie
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 85890
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 METAL GIMBEL & CASING; GLASS BEZEL; PAPER CARD/.2 WOODEN BOX FASTENED WITH COPPER NAILS; FIBRE CORD TIED AROUND AND OVER BOX EDGES, FOR SUPPORT.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 13.7 cm
- Width
- 13.7 cm
- Height
- 9.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Marine Transportation
- Category
- Navigation instruments & equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Ritchie
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Boston
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED BY MARINERS TO ASCERTAIN THE RELATIVE POSITION OF THE OTHER POINTS OF THE COMPASS TO MAGNETIC NORTH. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF MODERN MARINER'S COMPASS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 " RITCHIE, BOSTON U.S.A. / MADE UN U.S.A. " printed in black on compass card. " 85890 " stamped on gimbel ring.
- Missing
- SLIDING LID MISSING FROM BOX.
- Finish
- ORIGINAL FINISH OF BOTH METAL & GLASS COMPONENTS OBSCURRED BY SEVERE CORROSION.
- Decoration
- N/A
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