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Compass

Object Name:
Compass
Object ID:
1973.003.158
Date:
circa 1900
Description:
Compass, Watchmaker's. Bent, flat metal bar, with pointed ends. Bolt and nut arrangement used to adjust width of the points. Grooved rod screwed into middle of bend as handle. One of tips has a slot and hole, other is a double prong setup, with a single round hole in each prong.
Material:
Metal
Dimensions:
H-3.3 W-1 L-0.3 inches
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles S. Parsons
Subjects:
Watch making
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