Compass, lifeboat
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2012.0005.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Pickersgill, R. & Sons
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Stockton on Tees, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Brass casing; clear glass windows; metal (?) compass face has black & white markings; wooden base; green felt pads on underside of base; cork (?) gasket
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 29.5 cm
- Width
- 25.0 cm
- Height
- 28.0 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
- Pickersgill
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Stockton on Tees
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Used by mariners to determine direction and plot a course with reference to magnetic north. This particular compass would have been part of the basic emergency kit provided in a lifeboat. Used by mariners to determine direction and plot a course with reference to magnetic north. This particular compass would have been part of the basic emergency kit provided in a lifeboat. - Technical
-
Compass rests in gimbals to help minimize the impact of the movement of the boat. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "R. PICKERSGILL & SONS/ STOCKTON-ON-TEES" and compass co-ordinates printed on compass card.
- Missing
- Unknown.
- Finish
- Brass casing; clear glass windows; metal (?) compass face has black & white markings; wooden base; green felt pads on underside of base; cork (?) gasket
- Decoration
- N/A
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