Object Details
- Description
- This metal object has vertical scrolling on its upper part and horizontal scrolling on a collar near the needle point. It would have fit onto one leg of a drawing instrument, such as a compass, and it probably dates to the early 20th century.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of William J. Ellenberger
- early 20th century
- ID Number
- 1981.0933.27
- accession number
- 1981.0933
- catalog number
- 1981.0933.27
- Object Name
- needle point
- compass, drawing (partial)
- Physical Description
- steel (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 7 cm x .6 cm x .6 cm; 2 3/4 in x 1/4 in x 1/4 in
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Mathematics
- Science & Mathematics
- Dividers and Compasses
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Drawing Instruments
- Record ID
- nmah_904327
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-37db-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
