Compass
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1895
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1974.0104.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Gurley, W. & L.E.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Troy, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Unknown
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 15.8 cm
- Width
- 12.1 cm
- Height
- 4.4 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
- Gurley
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Troy
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
THIS INSTRUMENT USED PRIMARILY FOR ORIENTATION, BUT COULD BE USED: 1) AS A SUNDIAL, FOR MEASURING TIME AS ELEMENT IN DETERMINING LOCATION; 2) IN DETERMINING MAGNETIC DEVIATION; 3) FOR MEASURING THE ANGLE OF SLOPE (CLINOMETER); 4) AS AN AID IN DRAWING AND MAPPING - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'G.S.C. COMPASS 11' ON INSTRUMENT AND CASE
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE. SILK THREAD MISSING. EYE ATTACHMENT POINT ON CELLULOSE DIAL (FOR THREAD) BROKEN & MISSING
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Gurley, W. & L.E., Compass, after 1895, Artifact no. 1974.0104, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1974.0104.001/
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