Compass

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OBJECT TYPE: Ruling pen/bow
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0707.008

MANUFACTURER: Charvos
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 8
Total Parts: 9
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: aluminum arms & thumb grip; steel points & adjustment wheel

Dimensions

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Width: N/A
Height: N/A
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Diameter: N/A
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Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Charvos
Country: United States of America
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: stamped lettering on one arm reads: "CHARVOS U.S.A."
Missing: N/A
Finish: silver
Decoration: none

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Charvos, Compass, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2003.0707, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2003.0707.008/

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