The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection
1518.2019.1
Terrasse W.Co. Pocket Compass
28/11/2019
Hermione Cooper
28/11/2019
Metal encased Terrasse W. Co. Military Compass
metal, glass
4.5(diameter) cms
1
"TERRASSE VI 71858 1918 ^"
silver
Terrasse W. Co
England
Having initially worked in conjunction with a company called Barker & Dennison, Terrasse. W Co. seem to have gone it alone when they produced this pocket compass in 1918. The military arrow tells us that it was issued by the Ministry of Defence with officers usually being the recipiants.
Many of these military compasses were used extensively by outdoor folk after the war which seems to be the case with this one as it belonged to Alfie Ingram’s grandfather. We don’t know grandad’s name but we do know he and Alfie were accomplished mountaineers and early members of the Carn Dearg Mountaineering Club in Dundee.
Alfie kindly donated it to us in 2019 having inherited it from his grandfather.
Donated by Alfie Ingram
28/11/2019
28/11/2019
Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007
28/11/2019
Recta Sighting Compass
T.G. Co. Ltd Ex Military Brass Compass
Verner's Pattern MK VIII Compass (1917)