Compass
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SURVEYOR'S/VERNIER/POCKET
- DATE
- 1845
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1985.0570.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Gurley, W. & L.E.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Troy, New York, United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- brass casing; glass window; metal component parts/ cw: mahogany case; fabric lined supports.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 15.5 cm
- Width
- 15.0 cm
- Height
- 3.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Exploration and Survey
- Category
- Measurement-direction
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Gurley
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Troy
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
(Presumably) used by Topographical Survey of Canada. - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Five-point star and 'W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, N.Y.' incised on metal face, with 'E', 'S', and 'W' declinations/ Graduated scales appear on ring encircling face, and on sides of casing/ 'T.S. 157' incised on base/ Following part numbers appear on compass: '281' and '307' on levels; '5' on circular mounting plate/
- Missing
- MISSING NEEDLE & PIVOT MOUNT; NEEDLE STOP; HAIR IN FORESIGHT
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Gurley, W. & L.E., Compass, after 1845, Artifact no. 1985.0570, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1985.0570.001/
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