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Magnetic compass
Magnetic compass
Magnetic compass

Magnetic compass

Datec. 1899
MediumMetal
Dimensions1 5/8 inch diameter
ClassificationsSurveying and Navigational Tools and Equipment
Catalog number83.8.2
DescriptionGold colored case with ring for holding or hanging. Has a magnetic needle swinging on a pivot that points to north.
Status
Not on view
Survey Marker Pole
Chicago Steel Tape Co.
1980
Survey Marker Pole
Chicago Steel Tape Co.
unknown
Surveyor's Transit
W. & L. E. Gurley
1950-1968
Transit Tripod
T. H. S. Company
unknown
Stadia Rod
unknown
Stadia Rod
unknown
Stadia Rod
unknown
Stadia Rod
unknown
Survey Marker Pole
Chicago Steel Tape Co.
unknown
Level
c. 1899