Standard Compass & Binnacle

Name/Title

Standard Compass & Binnacle

Entry/Object ID

1926.001.001

Description

Ritchie #15539 (Old N4) 7" liquid compass in octagonal case. The glass is cracked, and no liquid remaining. This compass came with the Star of India to San Diego in 1927.

Collection

Instruments Collection

Made/Created

Artist

E. S. Ritchie, Inc.

Manufacturer

E. S. Ritchie, Inc.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Compass

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Navigational Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Surveying & Navigational T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Search Terms

Euterpe, Star of India

Material

Glass, Brass