Accession No

2208

Brief Description

prismatic compass, by S. Mordan and Company, English, 1918

Origin

England

Maker

S. Mordan and Company

Class

surveying; magnetism

Earliest Date

1918

Latest Date

1918

Inscription Date

1918

Material

metal (aluminium, steel and one other); glass; paper

Dimensions

length 61mm; breadth 57mm; thickness 24mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 05/1969.

Inscription

‘S MORDAN & CO 1918 5523’ (base)

Description Notes

Metal alloy; black finish. Hinged lid with triangular aperture with sighting notch. aluminium reflector inside lid. Transparent card compass graduated 0 - 360˚, divided to 2˚. Inner opaque white card graduated 0 - 360˚, divided to 5˚ with 16 points. Locking bar operates when lid is shut. Shackle.

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