Compass
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1913–1914
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1968.0851.008
- MANUFACTURER
- Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 8
- Total Parts
- 19
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Made predominantly of metal with glass windows.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 12.0 cm
- Width
- 3.0 cm
- Height
- 2.1 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Exploration and Survey
- Category
- Measurement-angles
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Bausch Lomb
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
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Unknown - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Top: "BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO./ ROCHESTER N.Y.", "13176/ 10411", "THE TOPLEY COMPANY/ OTTAWA, CANADA."/ Inside: "N"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Main body has a satin black finish. Screws and hardware have a satin brass-coloured finish. Windows are clear and glossy. Inside needle is silver with black pointers on the ends. Inside cavity is painted matte white.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Compass, circa 1913–1914, Artifact no. 1968.0851, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1968.0851.008/
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