pocket magnetic compass
Inventory Number2003-1-0229
ClassificationMagnetic Compass
Subject
Dimensionsclosed: 1.3 × 5.7 × 5.7 cm (1/2 × 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 in.)
Material
DescriptionBrass case with separate lid; white letters on black interior (blackened brass)
Inscribed"Made in France" printed on face of compass
Curatorial RemarksQuarantined for possible pest infestation 9.06.03. Removed from quarantine 2.03.04
Henry Hughes & Son, Ltd.
Date: 1900-1915
Accessories: instruction manual for instrument is in box of disassembled parts.
Object number: DW0141c
Taylor Instrument Companies
Date: circa 1915
Accessories: housed in wood block
Object number: 1998-1-1649
English
Date: before 1850
Accessories: In a brass case within a leather case; stored in a plastic bag with tag "CHRISTIE'S DC830 54"
Object number: DW0142
Samuel Thaxter & Son
Date: 1825-1843
Object number: DW0519
