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COMPASS

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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1914
Date Range To
1918
Materials
BRASS, LEATHER
Catalogue Number
P19980039014
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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1914
Date Range To
1918
Materials
BRASS, LEATHER
No. Pieces
3
Height
2.6
Length
9.6
Width
9.3
Description
1. COMPASS. CIRCULAR BRASS MACHINE-CUT CASING; SET INTO BENT BRASS ROD OF SAME WIDTH WHICH SERVES AS STAND. FRONT (GLASS?) PANEL OF COMPASS MISSING. FACE OF COMPASS LINED WITH PAPER PRINTED WITH DIRECTIONAL AND DEGREE MARKINGS. READS AT ONE SIDE "E.R. WATTS & SONS LONDON ENG: OTTAWA & WINNIPEG". BADLY SOILED AND SRATCHED. NEEDLE AT CENTRE FOR HOLDING INDICATOR PIN. PIN SLIGHTLY POINTED AT ONE END; REMOVABLE. 2. CASE. ABOVE DIMENSIONS. DARK BROWN LEATHER POUCH. POINTED TAB ON FLAP TUCKS INTO SHORT STRAP STITCHED ACROSS FRONT OF CASE. LEATHER WORN AND SCRATCHED THROUGHOUT.
Subjects
SURVEYING & NAVIGATIONAL T&E
Historical Association
MILITARY
History
BELONGED TO DONOR'S FATHER. FOR HISTORY SEE P19980039001-GA/PERMANENT FILE.
Catalogue Number
P19980039014
Acquisition Date
1999-04
Collection
Museum
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