Compass, astro

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OBJECT TYPE: AIRCRAFT
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0829.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Mk.II
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: 6A/1174
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: predom. unidentified non-ferrous metal (possibly aluminum); steel; plastic component near top; glass lenses & bubbles (liquid-filled - unidentified)

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.5 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 21.5 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: Unknown
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: commonly used WWII (1939-1945); replaced by persicopic sextant in 1950's/ used until at least 1948; see inspection stamp inside .2
Canada: Unknown
Function: pointed at known star, incl. Sun, will indicate true north; detemine direction vessel (airplane or ship) is travelling
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: mfr. data painted on device reads: A.M./ASTRO COMPASS MK II/6A/1174 [illeg.]/4P"; lettering stamped on base reads: "CANADA/6A/1082"
Missing: appears complete
Finish: painted black; detail predom. white; red; white component at top; clear windows; silver connectors & moving parts
Decoration: none

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Unknown Manufacturer, Compass, astro, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1991.0829, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1991.0829.001/

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