Compass, beam
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- OBJECT TYPE
- NO BEAM
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.1129.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Instruments Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CASE: WOOD WITH PAPER COVER & FABRIC LINING/ COMPASS STEEL & OTHER METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 7.7 cm
- Width
- 4.3 cm
- Height
- 1.9 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Forestry
- Category
- Harvesting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Instruments
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
MADE & USED IN CANADA - Function
-
USED FOR DRAWING THE ARCS OF CIRCLES WHOSE RADII ARE LONGER THAN CAN BE SET OUT WITH THE ORDINARY COMPASS DRAFTING EQUIPMENT - Technical
-
SMALL PORTABLE BEAM COMPASS GOOD FOR USE IN THE FIELD - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON BACK OF.1: `INSTRUMENTSLIMTD./ OTTAWA.'
- Missing
- BEAM - ALTHOUGH NOT MANUFACTURED WITH ONE - MEANT TO BE USED WITH ANY SUITABLE STRAIGHT EDGE OR RULER
- Finish
- CASE: PURPLE IMITATION LEATHER ON OUTSIDE; BLUE VELVET LINING/ COMPASS: POLISHED METAL
- Decoration
- NONE
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Instruments Ltd., Compass, beam, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.1129, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1988.1129.001/
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