Compass
- Object Name:
- Compass
- Object ID:
- 1973.063.01
- Date:
- 1800-1850
- Description:
- Surveyor's compass. Wood and brass compass, on turntable dias with mounted brass sights. Sights fold down for transport. 32-point compass rose on dial with Gimble-mounted needle. Glass cover. Turntable is wood, with brass outer ring, marked in degrees. Welded steel ring. Circular wooden cover with two rectangular tabs, opposite. Square, red-painted, wooden box, missing slide cover. Leather strap nailed to sides as handle. Wooden cross beam in bottom, to hold compass while not in use.
- Material:
- Glass
Metal
Wood - Dimensions:
- H-8.1 W-9.2 L-11.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Came with Gunter's chain, has not been linked to compass.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Harold N. Retter
- Subjects:
- Compasses, Surveying, Surveying instruments
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