COMPASS, PENCIL
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- CASED HALF-SET COMPASS & ATTACHMENTS
- Date Range From
- 1940
- Date Range To
- 1950
- Materials
- LEATHERETTE, FLANNEL, STEEL
- Catalogue Number
- P19960053292
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- CASED HALF-SET COMPASS & ATTACHMENTS
- Date Range From
- 1940
- Date Range To
- 1950
- Materials
- LEATHERETTE, FLANNEL, STEEL
- No. Pieces
- 5
- Height
- 1.5
- Length
- 14.4
- Width
- 5.9
- Description
- BLACK RECTANGULAR CASE WITH LEATHERETTE COVERING. HINGED AT BACK, WITH PULL-OUT PIN AT FRONT RIGHT TO SECURE CASE. INTERIOR LINED WITH BLACK FLANNEL; BASE PARTITIONED TO HOLD CONTENTS. INCLUDES: (1) STEEL HALF-SET COMPASS WITH SCREW ON ONE LEG TO SECURE INTERCHANGEABLE WRITING ATTACHMENTS. STAMPED NEAR TOP "GRAMERCY IMPORT COMPANY GERMANY"; (1) COMPASS POINT WITH FOUNTAIN-STYLE NIB. INCLUDES ALUMINUM SHAFT, STAMPED "GERMANY CCO"; AND (2) FOUNTAIN-STYLE NIB COMPASS ATTACHMENTS. THREADED DISC STAMPED "GRAMERCY IMPORT COMPANY GERMANY". CASE IS QUITE WORN, WITH SPOTS OF VARNISH AND UNKNOWN RESIDUE ON SURFACE. PIN ON CLOSURE OF CASE IS BENT.
- Subjects
- DRAFTING T&E
- Historical Association
- FINE ARTS
- History
- *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING THE VARIOUS DONATIONS PERTAINING TO EDWARD FREDERICK HAGELL. SEE RECORD P19960053001 FOR AN EXTENDED BIOGRAPHY OF THE ARTIST; SEE PERMANENT FILES P19960053001, P20040009001, P20060027001, P20070008001, AND P20070012001 FOR NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, DETAILS ON PAST GALT DIRECTOR/CURATOR WILMA WOOD'S BOOK ON THE ARTIST, AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE HAGELL FAMILY.
- Catalogue Number
- P19960053292
- Acquisition Date
- 1996-05
- Collection
- Museum
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