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Medium Landing Compass and box (ex military)

Accession Number

028.2007.1

Object Name

Medium Landing Compass and box (ex military)

Created

23/11/2007

Creator

Maxine Willett

Accession Date

23/11/2007

Brief Description

Compass, metal, glass, rotating face suspended in liquid has white ground inscribed with black numerics depicting degrees, illustrated motif represents North, yellow spirit level on outer case rim, inscribed in white text "Medium Landing Compass, No 4584H, 6B/34, ↑", hinged foresight with hair line, fixed magnifying prism, brass screw used as filling plug, metal plaque "KH1/R/9/53", grey, white, black, yellow.
Compass box, wood, leather, metal, hinged lid, two green protective pads on inside of lid, label, white ground, black text "before closing, turn the circle so that prism is over the filling plug", cut out shape in false base to accommodate brass screw, metal fastening plus leather strap and metal buckle, stencilled on top of lid "Delicate instrument, handle with great care", on front lower part of box stencilled lettering "medium landing compass", brown, green, white, black.

Materials

metal, glass

Dimensions

11 (w) x 11 (l) x 13.75 (d) (fully extended) cm 13.3 (w) x 13.3 (l) x 11.3 (d)

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

Medium Landing Compass, No 4584H, 6B/34, ↑, KH1/R/9/53
On box "before closing, turn the circle so that prism is over the filling plug, Delicate instrument, handle with great care, medium landing compass"

Colour

grey, white, black, yellow

Object Production Place

UK

Object Production Date

1953

Acquisition Date

23/11/2007

Condition

Fair

Condition Check Date

23/11/2007

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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