General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS/ WOOD/ GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length

40.7 cm

Width

15.2 cm

Height

7.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Exploration and Survey

Category

Measurement-direction

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Potter

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

Unknown

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1 BRASS CASE, COVER & EXTENSION ARMS; GLASS COVERED WITH 8 CARDINAL DIRECTIONS; RAISED RING AROUND OUTSIDE EDGE WITH DEGREES MARKED ON IT; 'N' & 'S' ARE '0' HENCE NUMBERS ASCEND TO 90 TO THE LEFT & RIGHT OF '0'; 'E' & 'W' ARE 90 MARKS; BRASS FLANGE EXTENDS OUTWARD FOR 5" FROM 'N' & 'S' SIDES WITH HOLES IN FLANGES FOR MOUNTING ON EXTENSION ARMS; ROUND HOLE UNDER COMPASS TO MOUNT ON A SHAFT; SET SCREW WITH A TURN KNOB HEAD TO SECURE COMPASS TO THE SHAFT. TO THE SIDE BETWEEN 'W' & 'SW' IS A KNOB THAT LOCKS THE COMPASS NEEDLE INTO PLACE. ALL BUT THE NEEDLE & GLASS COVER ARE MADE OF BRASS; .2 ALL BRASS COVER TO FIT OVER COMPASS GLASS OF .1, COVER HAS A FEW DEEP SCARS & IS TARNISHED; .3 SIGHT ARM FOR COMPASS, MADE OF BRASS & 2 V-SLOTS IN IT; .4 IDENTICAL TO .3 EXCEPT UPPER SLOT IN .4 LOWER THAN SLOT IN .3 & VICE-VERSA; CONDITION: .3 & .4 ARE SCARRED & TARNISHED

Decoration

N/A