Name/Title
Box, CompassEntry/Object ID
1993.023.015Description
Brass compass box, 12 1/2 inches x 11 3/4 inches x 9 1/4 inches, top and bottom of box not enclosed. The glass is missing. Four sides which would be covered with glass approximately 9 1/2 inches x 7 1/4 inches on the two sides and 10 1/4 inches x 7 1/4 inches on the front and back sides. The glass is to be set in metal frame approximately 1 inch wide. The top frame is hinged in back with a knob on the front of the frame which is threaded and screws into a fitting on the frame in order to securely close..
SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE: This box was in the Rockport Museum in Rockport, ME. (This museum no longer exists)