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- OBJECT TYPE
- compass/levelling
- DATE
- 1895–1906
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0329.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Gurley, W. & L.E.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Troy, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- Tangent to spindle and levelling head
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Brass mount
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
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Exploration and Survey
- Category
- Measurement-direction
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Gurley
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Troy
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Attaches compass to a staff or tripod and allows it to be levelled by the use of adjusting screws. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- Appears to have two missing brass levelling pieces.
- Finish
- Dark brass body with brighter brass parts.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Gurley, W. & L.E., Mount, between 1895–1906, Artifact no. 1968.0329, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1968.0329.002/
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