Compass, magnetic
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ESCAPE
- DATE
- 1942
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2000.0201.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- RAF
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- NON-FERROUS METAL; STEEL NEEDLE; GLASS CRYSTAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 1.5 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Personal gear
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Europe
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWII (1939-1945)
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
DIRECTION INDICATOR DISGUISED AS BUTTON USED BY DOWNED AIR CREW & ESCAPING PRISONERS OF WAR TO FACILITATE ESCAPE FROM ENEMY HELD TERRITORY - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BRASS COLOURED; BLACK NEEDLE; CLEAR CRYSTAL
- Decoration
- NEEDLE IN SHAPE OF 8 POINTED STAR
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Unknown Manufacturer, Compass, magnetic, circa 1942, Artifact no. 2000.0201, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0201.001/
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