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

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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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Pickersgill, R. & Sons, Compass, lifeboat, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2012.0005, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2012.0005.001/

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