COMPASS
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- NICKEL, VINYL, VELVETEEN
- Catalogue Number
- P19970104008
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- NICKEL, VINYL, VELVETEEN
- No. Pieces
- 4
- Height
- 3
- Length
- 13.9
- Width
- 6.7
- Description
- BLACK LEATHERETTE CASE, LINED WITH PURPLE VELVETEEN. "KEUFFEL & ESSER CO. N.Y." IN GOLD ON TOP OF HINGED LID. SLIDING CLASP ON CASE. CONTAINS THREE NICKEL COMPASS POINTS. ONE HAS HOLLOW RECTANGULAR CASING AT TOP, WITH THREADED KNOB FOR TIGHTENING PLATE INSIDE. TWO ADDITIONAL THREADED KNOBS ON SHANK, TO SECURE LEAD TIP. SECOND COMPASS POINT HAS SIMILAR RECTANGULAR CASING, ENGRAVED WITH "K & E CO N.Y. MADE IN U.S.A." TIGHTENING MECHANISM IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, WITH SPRING-LIKE DEVICE BELOW RECTANGULAR CASING. THIRD PIECE INCLUDES POINT ONLY, WITH TWEEZER-LIKE TIP. VELVET IN CASE IS SLIGHTLY WORN AND DISCOLORED.
- Subjects
- DRAFTING T&E
- Historical Association
- TRADES
- History
- ITEMS USED BY DONOR WITH CITY'S TECHNICAL SERVICES, FROM 1955-1985. OBJECTS HAVE BEEN IN STORAGE SINCE THAT TIME. DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED CITY ENGINEERING DURING THIS TIME.
- Catalogue Number
- P19970104008
- Acquisition Date
- 1997-06
- Collection
- Museum
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