Box Compass

Object/Artifact

-

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Box Compass

Entry/Object ID

NU 2021.70

Description

A large, copper circular ship compass. The base of the compass is two-tiered, and there is a thin strip of copper around the face of the compass that tilts, allowing the compass to stay level. Underneath the glass, there is a circular piece of metal attached to a center dome by two metal rods. On the piece of metal are black arrows with the directions on them, and the degrees running along the edge.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Manufacturer

E.S. Ritchie & Company

Date made

circa 1871 - circa 1875

Time Period

19th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Around the fleur-de-lis on the compass

Transcription

PATENTED / JAN. 21st 1871 / AUG. 17th 1875 / RITCHIE, BOSTON, U.S.A.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Compass, Box

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Compass, Ship's

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Component, Watercraft

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Water Transportation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Water Transportation Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

FM 267

Number Type

Old Accession Number

Other Number

18

Dimensions

Height

4-1/2 in

Diameter

12 in

Materials

Material

Metal, Glass

Material Notes

Copper

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Mrs. Frank C. Young

Owner/Agent

Mrs. Frank C. Young

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Apr 17, 1967

Notes

From this gift, most likely