compass hand/pointer
Dateearly 19th-late 19th Century
Inventory Number1998-1-1127
ClassificationMagnetic Compass
Subject
Maker
American
?
Cultural Region
Dimensions0.1 x 0.5 x 5.7 cm (1/16 x 3/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Material
DescriptionArrow-shaped iron pointer with a brass pivoting point. The front half of the pointer is partially painted blue.
Signedunsigned
Curatorial RemarksFastened to a piece of styrofoam by scotch tape, stored in a plastic medicine bottle.
tag outside reads "#200 ORIGINAL COMPASS HAND (POINTER)"
FunctionWhen pivoted on a compass, this pointer is meant to point in the direction of the earth's magnetic field.
Henry Hughes & Son, Ltd.
Date: 1900-1915
Accessories: instruction manual for instrument is in box of disassembled parts.
Object number: DW0141c
Henry Hughes & Son, Ltd.
Date: 1900-1915
Accessories: instruction manual for instrument is in box of disassembled parts.
Object number: DW0141n
Edmund Scientific Corporation
Date: circa 1975
Accessories: in black plastic box with clear lid (may not be original)
Object number: 1997-1-1843
Samuel Thaxter & Son
Date: 1825-1843
Object number: DW0519
Henry Hughes & Son, Ltd.
Date: 1900-1915
Accessories: instruction manual for instrument is in box of disassembled parts.
Object number: DW0141j
