- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- glass; metal; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.0003
- Description
- A small compass set in a deep round brass case with a sliding button mechanism to lock the needle in place. The face dial is scaled at eight points and marked “N”, “NE”, “E”, “SE”, “S”, “SW”, “W”, and “NW”. The magnetic compass needle is half black (indicates North direction) and half silver colo…
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- Title
- Compass
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- glass; metal; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 3.5 x 3.7 cm
- Description
- A small compass set in a deep round brass case with a sliding button mechanism to lock the needle in place. The face dial is scaled at eight points and marked “N”, “NE”, “E”, “SE”, “S”, “SW”, “W”, and “NW”. The magnetic compass needle is half black (indicates North direction) and half silver coloured. “MADE IN FRACE” is stamped on the back.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- hiking
- exploration
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.0003
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Surveyor Compass
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- glass; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.0002
- Description
- A heavy black-coloured Tycos compass on a hinged square bracket with a single slit in one arm and a double slit in the other. The face of the compass sits deeply in a round brass case covered with glass and has a small brass knob to lock the needle. The compass is finely calibrated in degrees aro…
- Title
- Surveyor Compass
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- glass; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 1.6 x 7.2 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- A heavy black-coloured Tycos compass on a hinged square bracket with a single slit in one arm and a double slit in the other. The face of the compass sits deeply in a round brass case covered with glass and has a small brass knob to lock the needle. The compass is finely calibrated in degrees around the outside, with a smaller scale of inches per yard around half of the inside. At the centre of the compass is an eight-pointed star. A flat needle balances on a brass cup over a central pivot with the North end indicated by a small rod through the needle.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- hiking
- exploration
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.0002
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