Compass
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- OBJECT TYPE
- POCKET/MAGNETIC
- DATE
- 1912
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.1091.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Gurley, W. & L.E.
- MODEL
- 3154
- 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
- MAHOGHANY CASE/ STEEL NEEDLE/ BRASS HARDWARE/ METAL FACE & DIAL/ GLASS COVER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 8.5 cm
- Width
- 8.0 cm
- Height
- 3.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Forestry
- Category
- Harvesting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Gurley
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Troy
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY USED BETWEEN 1949 & 1960 AS THIS IS WHEN DOMINION FORESTRY BRANCH EXISTED (SEE MARKINGS)
- Canada
-
TYPE SAMPLE - Function
-
TO DETERMINE THE HORIZONTAL DIRECTION OF A LINE WITH REFERENCE TO THE DIRECTION OF A MAGNETIC NEEDLE - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF A COMPACT, EASILY PORTABLE COMPASS FOR USE IN THE FIELD - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON FACE: `W.&L.E. GURLEY/ TROY, N.Y./ E S W/ [GRADATIONS FROM 0 TO 360 IN THENTHS]'/SCRATCHED ON INSIDE OF LID: `DFB'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- CASE STAINED & VARNISHED/ WHITE FACE & BLACK MARKINGS
- Decoration
- STAR USED AS COMPASS NORTH DESIGNATION
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Gurley, W. & L.E., Compass, circa 1912, Artifact no. 1988.1091, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1091.001/
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