2001.100.3174
Artist/Maker Baker, D.
Place MadeMelrose, Massachusetts, United States
Title

Mariner's compass

Mediumbrass
Dimensions[H]4 1/2" __[W] __[D] __[Dia]8 1/4" - 9"
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.3174
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionDry card compass graduated in geographic headings. Brass bowl with brass gimbal. 128 points. Case has been painted black and all the alcohol has been drained. Non-ferrous bowl and gimbal with paper card. Compass card is deformed. Pivot sticks periodically.
On View
On view
2001.100.10285
Mariner's compass
C.H. Taber & Co.
Mariner's Compass, boxed
Mariner's Compass, boxed
Kehew, John
Untitled
Untitled
Whyte, James
c. 1870
Mariner's Compass
Mariner's Compass
Robert Merril & Sons
Circa 1869
Boxed compass
Boxed compass
Kehew, John
Circa 1850
00.220.8
Mariner's compass
C.R. Sherman & Co.
2001.100.3905
Mariner's compass
F.W. Lincoln Jr. & Co. of Boston (1839-1883)
00.126.1
Mariner's tell tale compass
Kehew, John
Circa 1850
1991.13
Boxed Compass
Sherman, Charles R.
Circa 1860
2001.100.2800
Tell-tale compass
Sherman, Charles R.
Compass
Compass
Robert Merril & Sons
Circa 1840
Mariner's Compass
Mariner's Compass
Ritchie, F.S., and Sons Inc.
early 20th Century

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