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Terrasse W.Co. Pocket Compass

Accession Number

1518.2019.1

Object Name

Terrasse W.Co. Pocket Compass

Created

28/11/2019

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

28/11/2019

Brief Description

Metal encased Terrasse W. Co. Military Compass

Materials

metal, glass

Dimensions

4.5(diameter) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

"TERRASSE VI 71858 1918 ^"

Colour

silver

Maker

Terrasse W. Co

Object Production Place

England

Provenance

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.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Alfie Ingram

Acquisition Date

28/11/2019

Condition Check Date

28/11/2019

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/11/2019

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