Compass
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MAGNETIC
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0211.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal and glass
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 13.0 cm
- Width
- 14.0 cm
- Height
- 8.5 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
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
An instrument which utilizes a magnetic needle to indicate directions - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Compass has white incised scale around outside of magnetic needle/There is a red triangle at north point and a red diamond on the end of the needle/Incised in top of outer lip is AFT/Label on side: MAGNETIC COURSE N NE E SE S SW W NW O 45 90 135 180 225 270 315 /*
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Two metal cans painted olive green with a black and white scale on face of the smaller one which fits into the larger one
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Compass, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1986.0211, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0211.001/
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