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Astro Compass
- Description
- 2009.5.1a is the compass. It is black and silver, with white and red writing on it. The centre has a piece that sticks out labelled TRUE COURSE, which has two glass levels with fluid still sealed inside.
2009.5.1b is the wooden box that holds the compass. It has a hinged lid that is held closed by…
- Manufacturer
- Dominion Electric Production Company
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Sub-Category
- SURVEYING AND NAVIGATIONAL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Place Of Manufacture
- Canada
- Start Date
- 1939
- End Date
- 1945
- Description
- 2009.5.1a is the compass. It is black and silver, with white and red writing on it. The centre has a piece that sticks out labelled TRUE COURSE, which has two glass levels with fluid still sealed inside.
2009.5.1b is the wooden box that holds the compass. It has a hinged lid that is held closed by two clasps, one of which is missing. On the front of the box is written ASTRO COMPASS MK II / REF. NO. 6A 1174 / CANADA / DOMINION ELECTRIC PRODUCTION COMPANY. The final line of text is obscured but known from other sources. The number 367 is written on one side in white, one side in red, and on the top of the box in red. The box had a strap that would stretch behind or over the box, but it is broken and a piece missing.
- History Of Use
- Astro Compass: WW2 Navigation compass, used in Alberta in a 1-80 Settler plane. Used for mapline surveying, which required an almanac to set up, and adjustments were made every 10 minutes while in flight. The compass would be operated out of the left window of a plane, and had to be set up before you took flight.
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- 2009.5.1 a compass
- 2009.5.1 b wooden box
- Accession No.
- 2009.5.1 a-b
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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