Compass

Object Name:

Compass

Object ID:

2007.070.11

Place of Origin:

Finland

Date:

circa 1970

Description:

Compass in rectangular aluminium case. Short ends of case rounded. Bearing sight in side of lower short edge, with metal ball and ring for lanyard to left. Yellow nylon lanyard attached to ring. Compass dial marked in 5-degree increments, numbered every 30 degrees. "CODE / KB014/360R" on dial face. "O/Y SUUNTO HELSINKI PATENT" engraved on case. Green and yellow sticker "Suunto Instrument / Code: KB-14/360 R / Made in Finland". Serial Number "043085" engraved on back.
Rectangular navy blue Leatherette pouch with fabric lining.

Material:

Metal
Leather

Dimensions:

H-0.6 W-2 L-3 inches

Provenance:

Surveying and drafting equipment owned and used by Asa H. Morgan (1904-1994) of Bow and Allenstown, NH. The son of Wallace and Ada Noyes Morgan, Asa graduated from Pembroke Academy in 1921 and attended the University of New Hampshire. He worked the family farm on Bow Bog Road in Bow, surveyed land, and delivered milk to H. P. Hood. He worked as a surveyor from 1950 to the early 1970s. His survey work included Interstate Route 93 in New Hampshire. Mr. Morgan served four years as a state representative, two years as a state senator, and twenty years as a county commissioner. He was a member of the Grange, IOOF, and 32nd degree Mason.

The donor, Rita M. Clough Morgan (1913-2011), was the wife of Asa Morgan.

Credit Line:

Gift of Rita C. Morgan

People:

Morgan, Asa H. (1903-1994)

Subjects:

Surveying, Surveying equipment, Surveying instruments, Surveyors, Measures, Measuring