Compass, Early
Object Details
- Physical Description
- 80mm diameter, 90mm high; fluid filled; probably forerunner of Navy MK1 ns.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the Department of Commerce
- Inventory Number
- A19570221000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- INSTRUMENTS-Navigational
- Materials
- Copper Alloy
- Wood
- Glass (Possible Lamination or Coating)
- Unknown Liquid
- Radium Paint
- Unknown Coating
- Organic Fiber Fabric
- Varnish
- Ink
- Ferrous Alloy
- Adhesive
- Dimensions
- 3-D (Overall, With Lid): 13 × 16.2 × 12.1cm (5 1/8 × 6 3/8 × 4 3/4 in.)
- 3-D (Instrument, with Mounting Bracket): 10.2 × 12.4 × 8.9cm (4 × 4 7/8 × 3 1/2 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19570221000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9e66a6e10-11d2-40e3-986a-896238f326c6
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