Box, compass

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OBJECT TYPE: astro compass/wood
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2008.0203.002

MANUFACTURER: Dominion Electric Protection Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wood box/ Metal hardware/ Canvas? strap/ Felt padding/ Paper label attached to inside of lid

Dimensions

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

Length: 26.0 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 16.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Aircraft instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Dominion Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: White stenciled lettering on front reads 'ASTRO COMPASS MK II/ REF. NO. 6A/1174/ DOMINION ELECTRIC PROTECTION COMPANY'/ Handwritten black lettering on top reads 'Scotty/ 162 Sqdn./ Sydney/ N.S.'
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Exterior stained medium brown and coated/ Unfinished interior/ Khaki coloured strap/ Gold coloured hardware/ Green padding/ White paper label with packing instructions
Decoration: N/A

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Dominion Electric Protection Co., Box, compass, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2008.0203, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2008.0203.002/

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