General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALUMINIUM CASING, SIGHTS, RING, PARTS/ SYNTHETIC COMPASS CARD/ GLASS COVER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

10.0 cm

Width

5.5 cm

Height

2.7 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

KIFFE

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

ORIGINALLY THE PROPERTY OF CANADIAN GEOPHYSICIST DR. DAVID ARNOLD KEYS (1890-1977). ACCORDING TO HIS SON, SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT WAS USED BY DR. KEYS IN DEMONSTRATIONS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN INTENDED TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN SCIENCE, OTHER PIECES DATE FROM HIS TIME AT GERMAN PHYSICIST WILHELM ROENTGEN'S LAB IN MUNICH, MCGILL UNIVERSITY & AECL. DR. KEYS WORKED WITH ROENTGEN IN MUNICH IN 1911 BEFORE EARNING A PHD AT CAMBRIDGE; HE WAS PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AT MCGILL 1921-1947; HE WAS VP FOR ATOMIC ENERGY PROJECT AT NRC'S CHALK RIVER LABS 1947-1955; AND WAS AN AECL CONSULTANT UNTIL THE 1970'S.

Function

INSTRUMENT THAT INDICATES DIRECTION, USUALLY HAVING MAGNETIC NEEDLE THAT SWINGS FREELY ON PIVOT & POINTS TO MAGNETIC NORTH.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF BRUNTON COMPASS, TYPE OF FIELDCOMPASS AFFIXED WITH SIGHTS & REFLECTING DEVICE; USED IN SURVEYING.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED BLACK LETTERING ON CASING TOP READS ""KIFFE"/ TYPE NO. 0L-10/ LENSATIC/ COMPASS" & ON UNDERSIDE "MADE/ IN/ JAPAN"/ BLACK NUMBERS & MARKINGS ON SCALE AS WELL AS WHITE "W", "S", "E" WITH ARROW

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

CASING PAINTED BLACK/ GOLD PAINTED INTERIOR EDGING & RING/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT COMPASS CARD OVER WHITE BACKGROUND/ METALLIC NEEDLE/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS

Decoration

N/A