Compass, beam

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1875–1890
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0396.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.7 NICKEL..8 WOODEN CASE HAS COATED PAPER COVERING ON EXTERIOR; FLOCKED FABRIC LINING; BRASS HARDWARE.

Dimensions

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Lexicon

Group: Mathematics
Category: Drawing & measuring instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS BEAM COMPASS PROBABLY USED C. LATE 1870S-1900.
Canada: MARCUS SMITH WAS BORN IN NORTHUMBRIA, ENGLAND IN 1831 AND WORKED IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND SURVEY OF EARLY BRITISH RAILWAYS. HE EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1849 AND WORKED ON THE GREAT WESTERN ANDNIAGARA & DETROIT RIVER RAILWAY (UNTIL 1860) AND INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY (RESTIGOUCHE NB DISTRICT) (1868-72): FROM 1872-86 SMITH WORKED FOR THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, AND WAS ACTING ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF DURING ABSENCE OF SIR SANFORD FLEMING (1876-78). HIS LAST POST WAS AS A CONSULTING ENGINEER TO THE CDN GOV'T. (1886-92) MARCUS SMITH DIED IN 1901. (REF. 1)
Function: USED FOR DRAWING OR DESCRIBING LARGE CIRCLES, OFTEN ON MAPS, ENGINEERING OR TECHNICAL DRAWINGS, ETC.
Technical: BEAM COMPASS HAS 3 SECTIONS EXTENDING TO 24".
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.7 No markings visible..8 "MARCUS SMITH." stamped into top of case.
Missing: NOT COMPLETE. PROBABLY MISSING 1 INK NIB; POSSIBLY ALSO MISSING OTHER COMPONENTS.
Finish: .1-.7 DULL SILVER METAL COMPASS COMPONENTS..8 WOOD BOX HAS GREY-GREEN PEBBLE-TEXTURED COATED PAPER COVERING ON EXTERIOR; DARK BROWN/BLACK FLOCKED FABRIC LINING.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Compass, beam, circa 1875–1890, Artifact no. 2002.0396, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0396.001/

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