Compass & binnacle
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1928
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1972.0277.001
- MANUFACTURER
- WHYTE, THOMSON & CO.
- MODEL
- BERSIMIS/N
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS BINNACLE/ COPPER LIGHT CASINGS/ GLASS/ RUBBER ELEC. CORD/ COMPASS FLOATS IN OIL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 33.1 cm
- Height
- 45.7 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Marine Transportation
- Category
- Navigation instruments & equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Whyte
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
INSTRUMENT BY WHICH A SHIP MAY BE STEERED ON A PRE-SELECTED COURSE & BY WHICH BEARINGS OF VISIBLE OBJECTS MAY BE TAKEN TO FIX A SHIPS POSITION ON A CHART/ A BINNACLE IS THE COMPASSES HOUSING, ILLUMINATION ETC. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INCISED INTO COMPASS MOUNT IS: 'WHYTE THOMSON PATENTS/ GLASCOW/ PATT28/ NO.31242'/ PRINTED ON RIM AT COMPASS POINT N IS: 'REGISTERED/ [LOGO]/ MAKERS/ WHYTE, THOMSON & CO'
- Missing
- LAMP HANDLE, RIGHT SIDE From CA of 09/27/1995 by Tony Missio: Yes - Missing handle from top of proper right lamp housing.
- Finish
- BRASS BINNACLE WORN, DENTED, SOME TARNISHING/ COMPASS WINDOW IS SILVER PAINTED GLASS WITH LOWER CLEAR APERTURE/ ON LEFT OF BINNACLE IS A FLANGE WITH A GREEN PAINTED BALL, ON LEFT IS RED BALL/ BLACK ELECTRICAL CORD HANGING FROM LEFT LAMP/ COMPASS MOUNT PAINTED BLACK
- Decoration
- N/A
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WHYTE, THOMSON & CO., Compass & binnacle, circa 1928, Artifact no. 1972.0277, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1972.0277.001/
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