Accession No

3092

Brief Description

model of compass mounting, 1/4 20th C

Origin

Maker

Class

magnetism

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1925

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, steel, tin); paper (cardboard and one other); cloth

Dimensions

diameter 78mm; thickness 15mm box length 106mm; breadth 96mm; thickness 25mm

Special Collection

Steward collection

Provenance

Collection purchased from member of the Steward family, 1974.

Inscription

‘Tin Model of Attachment
for Night Marching
Compass
Capt G. Marchant
29th Lancers
Indian Cavalry’ (lid of box)

Description Notes

Tin plate pattern for a marching compass comprising collar with tightening screw for attachment to ?. This is topped with a rotatable disc held in place by two tabs, one with diamond-shaped window, one with slit. Paper scale marked ‘Inner Ring’, divided [0] - [36], numbered by 2 (except 18), subdivided to 1; marked ‘Outer Ring’ outside this scale. Three points marked ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ can be positioned under the window.
Brass ring with attached label: ‘Captain G. Marchant This ring passes over the outside of wrist compass’ and ‘pattern size of wrist compass’.
Cardboard box with cloth tape hinges and binding.

Condition poor (very rusty)

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