Compass
- Object Name:
- Compass
- Object ID:
- 1992.066.02
- Date:
- 1747
- Description:
- Brass Drafting Compass and Dividers, six pieces, owned by Samuel Lane, Stratham, NH:
1. Brass compass, 6.1" long, with steel tip. Socket and set screw to hold the two pens and pencil.
2. Brass pen, 3.4" long, with swivel arm and steel ink holder. Fits into compass.
3. Brass pen, 3.25" long, with swivel arm and steel ink holder. Fits into compass.
4. Brass pencil holder, 2.25" long, with small graphite pencil. Fits into compass but upper tip is broken off.
5. Small brass dividers, 3.5" long, with steel tips.
6. Pointed steel tool, 3.6" long, with hollowed-out point. - Material:
- Metal
Brass
Steel - Provenance:
- Used by Samuel Lane (1718-1806) of Stratham, NH, a tanner, shoemaker, and surveyor by trade. These tools were probably used by him for making maps. His papers, including diary, are at NHHS. His surveying equipment (1992.040), globe (1925.010.02), and leather money pouches (1994.510.02-.03) are also at NHHS.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Priscilla M. Tapley
- People:
- Lane, Samuel (1718-1806)
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