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Date
c. 1915
Material
metal; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
104.44.1013 a-c
Description
3 prismatic compasses, olive-drab painting on the body, military issue, marked: “U.S.E.D. CREAGH-OSBORNE MARCHING COMPASS. MARK VII. MOD.E. SPERRY GYROSCOPE CO. BROOKLYN, N.Y. In leather carrying cases. “Captain Frank Osborne Creagh-Osborne, Royal Navy, (1867/1943) was Superintendent of Compasses …
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Title
Compass
Date
c. 1915
Material
metal; glass; skin
Dimensions
9.0 x 7.0 cm
Description
3 prismatic compasses, olive-drab painting on the body, military issue, marked: “U.S.E.D. CREAGH-OSBORNE MARCHING COMPASS. MARK VII. MOD.E. SPERRY GYROSCOPE CO. BROOKLYN, N.Y. In leather carrying cases. “Captain Frank Osborne Creagh-Osborne, Royal Navy, (1867/1943) was Superintendent of Compasses with the British Admiralty and inventor. His various inventions were built by H. Hughes & Son Ltd, Dent & Co & Johnson Ltd, Sperry Gyroscopes Co., etc. There exist two versions of a sturdy and heavy LENSATIC marching compass made by SPERRY GYROSCOPE Co. BROOKLYN N.Y.” “MARK VII MOD.E. Technical Data: - Foldable rifle-type sighting system- Adjustable lense- Case: brass- Dimensions: 85 x 60 x 32 mm- Weight: 230 gr- Fluid damped compass card”Quoted material from: http://www.compassmuseum.com/hand/hand_2.htm
Subject
photography
Vaux family
surveying
science
sports
hiking
military
Credit
Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
Catalogue Number
104.44.1013 a-c
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Date
1886 – 1956
Material
wood; metal, copper
Catalogue Number
104.44.1005
Description
Weathered round post, pointed one end, traces of yellow paint. Mounted on stained and varnished board. Post placed at 1/4 section corner on east boundary of section 26, township 26, range 14, westof the 5th meridian, now in Banff National Park, by P.R.A. Belanger, D.L.S. in 1886. Replaced by a…
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Title
Survey Marker
Date
1886 – 1956
Material
wood; metal, copper
Dimensions
9.0 x 10.0 x 94.0 cm
Description
Weathered round post, pointed one end, traces of yellow paint. Mounted on stained and varnished board. Post placed at 1/4 section corner on east boundary of section 26, township 26, range 14, westof the 5th meridian, now in Banff National Park, by P.R.A. Belanger, D.L.S. in 1886. Replaced by an old-pattern iron post in 1959 by M. Wuhr, D.L.S. and A.L.S.
Subject
Banff National Park
exploration
surveying
Credit
Gift of National Museum of Science and Technology, Ottawa, 1995
Catalogue Number
104.44.1005
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Date
1914 – 1959
Material
wood; metal, copper
Catalogue Number
104.44.1006
Description
Weathered, squared post, pointed one end, traces of yellow paint. "XXX" incised in face of post, "XXIX" incised in back. Post placed at northeast corner of Lot 30, Block 7, Villa lot section Banff, Ab by C.M. Walker, D.L.S. in 1914. Replaced by a Canada Lands survey standard post in 1959 by M. W…
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Title
Survey Marker
Date
1914 – 1959
Material
wood; metal, copper
Dimensions
4.5 x 4.3 x 43.2 cm
Description
Weathered, squared post, pointed one end, traces of yellow paint. "XXX" incised in face of post, "XXIX" incised in back. Post placed at northeast corner of Lot 30, Block 7, Villa lot section Banff, Ab by C.M. Walker, D.L.S. in 1914. Replaced by a Canada Lands survey standard post in 1959 by M. Wuhr, D.L.S., A.L.S.
Subject
exploration
surveying
Banff National Park
Credit
Gift of National Museum of Science and Technology, Ottawa, 1995
Catalogue Number
104.44.1006
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Date
1922 – 1961
Material
metal, iron
Catalogue Number
104.44.1007
Description
Cast iron rod, squared tip and raised collar welded to round iron shaft, having a squared head. Point is 11.7 long. Mounted on board 95.0x10.2x2.0, board is stained and varnished. "IR" stamped in one face of squared post top, "#112" handwritten.
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Title
Survey Marker
Date
1922 – 1961
Material
metal, iron
Dimensions
2.8 x 2.7 x 90.2 cm
Description
Cast iron rod, squared tip and raised collar welded to round iron shaft, having a squared head. Point is 11.7 long. Mounted on board 95.0x10.2x2.0, board is stained and varnished. "IR" stamped in one face of squared post top, "#112" handwritten.
Subject
Banff National Park
exploration
surveying
Credit
Gift of National Museum of Science and Technology, Ottawa, 1995
Catalogue Number
104.44.1007
Images
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