Compass
- Object Name:
- Compass
- Object ID:
- 1959.028
- Creator:
- Hardy & Sons -- Manufacturer; Hardy, William; Newell, Joseph (1775-18
- Place of Origin:
- London, England/Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1800
- Description:
- Compass. Brass with silvered dial marked "Hardy & Sons London". Ordinal directions are plain points, cardinal directions are decorated. Raised ring marked in degrees, numbered 0-90 from North and South to East and West. Two brass sights, silver key, and brass hook latch with screw. Included is brass cylinder, made of two rings stuck together, apparently lower quality manufacture than compass. Boxed, marked on top, "Paul Rolfe / 1800". Printed paper label inside cover: "NEWELL, / MAKER / Opposite the East End / of the MARKET / BOSTON."; inscribed in ink, "Paul Rolfe / Concord NH / 1800".
- Material:
- Metal
Glass
Wood
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-6 W-6.5 L-15.4 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Edwin B. Burgum, in Memory of Edwin G. Burgum
- Subjects:
- Compasses, Surveying equipment, Surveying instruments, Surveying
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