Compass, magnetic
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SURVIVAL, ESCAPE & EVASION KIT
- DATE
- 1943–1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2007.0034.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- possibly brass; glass window; steel card
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 1.5 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Navigation instruments & equipment
- 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
-
likely intended for inclusion in survival kit for bomber crew/ if shot down over enemy occupied territory could be used for direction finding to facilitate escape to friendly territory/ could be mounted on post to disguise as cuff link to conceal if captured or questioned - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- none
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- brazen bowl; clear window; black card
- Decoration
- none
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Unknown Manufacturer, Compass, magnetic, between 1943–1945, Artifact no. 2007.0034, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2007.0034.002/
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