Compass

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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1840–1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2002.0402.028
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
28
Total Parts
81
AKA
compass with optional ruling pen point
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL

Dimensions

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

Length
12.0 cm
Width
1.1 cm
Height
N/A
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Exploration and Survey
Category
Survey equipment
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
DRAWING INSTRUMENTS PRESUMABLY USED C. 1840S-C. 1900. SOME INDIVIDUAL PIECES MAY HAVE BEEN USED EARLIER.
Canada
MARCUS SMITH WAS BORN IN NORTHUMBRIA, ENGLAND IN 1831 AND WORKED ON THE CONSTRUCTION & SURVEY OF EARLY BRITISH RAILWAYS. HE EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1849 AND WORKED ON THE GREAT WESTERN AND NIAGARA & DETROIT RIVER RAILWAY (UNTIL 1860) AND INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY (RESTIGOUCHE, NB DISTRICT) (1868-72); FROM 1872-86 SMITH WORKED FOR THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, & WAS ACTING CHIEF DURING THE ABSENCE OF SIR SANFORD FLEMING (1876-78). HIS LAST POST WAS AS A CONSULTING ENGINEER TO THE CANADIAN GOV'T. (1886-92) MARCUS SMITH DIED IN 1901. (REF.1)
Function
SPECIALIZED INSTRUMENTS COLLECTED TOGETHER TO FORM A "KIT" FOR USE IN DRAFTING, DRAWING AND/OR MEASURING, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIELD OR WHEN TRAVELLING.
Technical
LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF DRAWING, DRAFTING & MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, MOST OF WHICH WERE 'ASSEMBLED' TO FORM A KIT. SOME OF THE INSTRUMENTS MAY PRE-DATE 1800: SEE DETAILED INVENTORY IN SUPP. INFO. ALL BELIEVED USED BY MARCUS SMITH: HE MAY HAVE ACQUIRED SOME OF THE INSTRUMENTS AS 'USED' OR 'SECOND-HAND'.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
no markings visible
Missing
appears complete.
Finish
all metal construction has combination of white & dark metal finishes
Decoration
N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Compass, circa 1840–1900, Artifact no. 2002.0402, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0402.028/

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