miner's compass
Datecirca 1930
Inventory Number5104
ClassificationMiner's Compass
Subject
Maker
Eugene Dietzgen Company
1885-present
Place of OriginUnited States
DimensionsCompass: 8 × 10 × 1.5 cm (3 1/8 × 3 15/16 × 9/16 in.)
Smaller attachment: 9.5 × 3 × 3 cm (3 3/4 × 1 3/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
case: 4 × 15.5 × 12 cm (1 9/16 × 6 1/8 × 4 3/4 in.)
Smaller attachment: 9.5 × 3 × 3 cm (3 3/4 × 1 3/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
case: 4 × 15.5 × 12 cm (1 9/16 × 6 1/8 × 4 3/4 in.)
Material
AccessoriesAttachment
DescriptionMarked "MADE IN FRANCE" below the "W". Brass inlaid with a lighter metal that is numbered. The face is silver with gold screws. Attachment for compass in case. Two black pieces that fold out perpendicular to compass. Attachment is brass with black near knob. Round attachment is cylindrical with two knobs
SignedSigned "Eugène Dietzgen Co/Chic N.Y." below N
Inscribed"MADE IN FRANCE" near W
Curatorial RemarksSticker on bottom of compass says "Geographic/Institute/Collection"
FunctionSurveying
ProvenanceInstitute of Geographical Exploration, Harvard University; transferred to CHSI October 1955.
Historical AttributesFrom Geographic Institute Collection
Lafontaine
Date: circa 1850
Accessories: two attachments for tripod mounting (one with a universal joint), case
Object number: DW0689
Eugene Dietzgen Company
Date: 1920-1950
Accessories: leather folding snap case
Object number: 1997-1-1998
C. F. Casella & Co. Ltd.
Date: circa 1920
Accessories: leather carrying case; long leather strap with brass loop at end
Object number: 5100
W. & L. E. Gurley
Date: ca. 1884
Accessories: solar attachment; case; level; green filter; sun shade; tripod (5163b)
Object number: 5163a
Eugene Dietzgen Company
Date: circa 1925
Accessories: rectangular brown leather case
Object number: 2004-1-0349
Edmund Culpeper
Date: circa 1730
Accessories: 6 objectives for screw-barrel microscope; 3 objectives for compound body; 1 lieberkuhn; 1 opaque attachment; brass box; 2 ivory slides, 1 brass wet-cell slide; tweezer; ivory handle; glass specimen fish tube; storage box; instruction booklet by Culpeper (stored in instrument file).
Object number: 1173
Eugene Dietzgen Company
Date: early 20th-mid 20th Century
Accessories: brown leather case with flap closure and model information printed in gold
Object number: 2003-1-0223
Samuel Thaxter & Son
Date: 1822-1843
Accessories: mahogany box with brass hinges and hooks; two mounting attachments; detachable slit sights; tripod, see 1996-1-0059b
Object number: 1996-1-0059a