Compass

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OBJECT TYPE
Ruling pen/bow
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2003.0700.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
predom. steel; thumb grip & centre wheel is unidentified non-ferrous metal possibly aluminum

Dimensions

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

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

Lexicon

Group
Mathematics
Category
Drawing & measuring instruments
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
W.A. Ramsay was Chief Architect, Department of Transport (D.O.T.) between 1952 & 1974.
Canada
Unknown
Function
fitted with ruling pen point/ drafting compass is used to draw arcs or circles on architectural plan; needle end is positioned at centre of circle while end containing ruling pen nib is rotated to draw arc or circle/ ruling pen point is used for drawing very thin lines with ink & other drawing fluids; line width can be adjusted
Technical
Unknown
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
none
Missing
N/A
Finish
silver-grey
Decoration
none

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Unknown Manufacturer, Compass, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2003.0700, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0700.001/

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