Surveyor's Compass

Object/Artifact

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Rocky Ford Museum

Name/Title

Surveyor's Compass

Entry/Object ID

1979.62.2

Description

This compass was owned by Billy Matthews. It was first used in Ireland and Australia. Later it helped survey the ditches in this community.

Cataloged By

Rob Marshall

Category

Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

1979.62

Source or Donor

Ralph Haines

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Compass, Telltale

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

Inventory

Inventoried By

Thomas Kyle Mullins

Inventoried Date

Apr 17, 2025

Created By

Thomas Kyle Mullins

Create Date

February 17, 2025

Updated By

Thomas Kyle Mullins

Update Date

February 13, 2026