Object Details
- Merrill and Davis
- Description
- The "Merrill & Davis New York" inscription indicates that this compass dates from the period 1835-1837 when Robert Merrill and William C. Davis worked together in New York City. There are two level vials on the north arm. The decoration on the face (a circle of leaves) is a typical feature of New York compasses. The "Wiltberger, City of Washington, D.C." inscription on the bottom of the wooden box must be that of the merchant, Charles H. Wiltberger (1798-1872).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Mrs. Eugenia W. Pierpoint
- 1835-1837
- ID Number
- PH.333620
- accession number
- 303443
- catalog number
- 333620
- Object Name
- Surveyor's Compass
- Measurements
- overall length: 11 7/8 in; 30.16504 cm
- needle: 4 1/8 in; 10.4775 cm
- overall in box: 3 in x 12 3/8 in x 6 1/4 in; 7.62 cm x 31.4325 cm x 15.875 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
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- Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
- Surveying and Geodesy
- Measuring & Mapping
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_745617
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-93cb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
