Artist/Maker
Ritchie, F.S., and Sons Inc.
Title
Mariner's Compass
Dateearly 20th Century
Mediumbrass, wood
Dimensions4 × 10 × 10 in. (10.2 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm)
Object number1994.1.1
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionBoxed compass used on the fishing vessel ANGELINE. Wooden box with dove-tailed corners, painted gray. Dry card compass hung on gimballs, in a wooden box, marked with 360 degrees with geographic headings, center white ball marked "Ritchie" and "Boston"; north point or top of compass rose "Ritchie Boston USA". Non-ferrous bowl and gimbal painted black. Box is mahogany painted grey.Provenanceused on fishing vessel ANGELINEOn View
Not on view
Ritchie, F.S., and Sons Inc.
Circa 1880
F.W. Lincoln Jr. & Co. of Boston (1839-1883)
Kehew, John
Spencer & Co.
C.H. Taber & Co.
Baker, D.
