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OBJECT TYPE: POCKET
DATE: 1941
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0670.001

MANUFACTURER: SUTTON-HORSLEY CO. LTD.
MODEL: MK.IX 1941
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: CP 25
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Compass made of brass with glass facing/leathercase.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 10.0 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Height: 3.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Measurement-direction
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SUTTON HORSLEY
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: An instrument for determining the horizontal direction of a line with reference to the direction of a magnetic needle.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1: Following info incised on casing back: ' /SUTTON-HORSLEY/Co. LTD. TORONTO/No CP 25/MK IX/1941/'/'M49/133' incised by hand on casing front/'M49-133' stamped into top front of leather case/.2: Following info. incised on casing back: 'SHL/C/No CP2944 C/MK IX/1941'/'M49/132' incised by hand on front & back ofcasing/'M49-132' stamped into top front of leather case.
Missing: CARRYING STRAP FOR 850670.2 CASE.
Finish: Compass lid and eyepiece painted black/leather cases are brown/synthetic is red.
Decoration: None

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SUTTON-HORSLEY CO. LTD., Compass, circa 1941, Artifact no. 1985.0670, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1985.0670.001/

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