Compass

Object/Artifact

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Museum Of American Heritage

Name/Title

Compass

Entry/Object ID

1000.1664.8

Description

Compass

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Sperry Gyroscope Co.

Notes

where made: Brooklyn, NY model name: Mark VII model number: D1 serial number: 35881

Color

Olive Black

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

curated description

Label

Compass Sperry Gyroscope Co., Brooklyn, NY Unknown Date This marching compass has chambers filled with liquid to prevent the compass from losing accuracy while being jostled around. The liquid would contain phosphorus to enable low-light readings.

General Notes

Note

Movable sight, Creagh-Osborne, eye piece.