Case, compass
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2009.0307.005
- MANUFACTURER
- Alpha
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 5
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- leather?, velvet and metal
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 19.0 cm
- Width
- 9.0 cm
- Height
- 2.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Mathematics
- Category
- Drawing & measuring instruments
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Alpha
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
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Unknown - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Gold print on lid "ALPHA 11"/ Incised on bottom "MADE IN/ GERMANY"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Leather? coverd wooden case with metal fittings and a green velvet interior. Interior moulded to fit compass pieces.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Alpha, Case, compass, circa 1940, Artifact no. 2009.0307, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2009.0307.005/
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