Nautical Compass

Description:

This compass has a heavy brass bowl gimbal mounted in a wooden box and a flat card with central buoyancy. The inscriptions read "E. S. RITCHIE BOSTON 23924" and "PATENTED" and "RITCHIE, BOSTON U.S.A." The Ritchie ledgers, now held by Ritchie Navigation, indicate that it was made on May 7, 1898, and sold to T.S. & J.D. Negus, a New York firm that sold a variety of nautical and optical instruments.

Date Made: 1898

Maker: Ritchie

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1988.0287.01Catalog Number: 1988.0287.01Accession Number: 1988.0287

Object Name: Nautical Compass (Dry Card)Mariner's Compass

Measurements: box: 8 1/4 in x 8 1/4 in; 20.955 cm x 20.955 cmgimbal ring: 6 in; 15.24 cmcompass card: 3 3/4 in; 9.525 cmoverall: 7 3/4 in x 8 1/4 in x 8 3/8 in; 19.685 cm x 20.955 cm x 21.2725 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-5214-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1197900

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