Compass Card

Compass Card

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Description
This compass card reads counterclockwise, and so was meant for use with a tell-tale compass. The “Thaxter / Maker / State Street / Boston" inscription is probably that of Samuel Thaxter (1769-1842), a nautical apparatus maker and dealer.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Compass Card, Tell-Tale
maker
Thaxter, Samuel
place made
United States: Massachusetts, Boston
Measurements
overall: 1/2 in x 5 in; 1.27 cm x 12.7 cm
ID Number
2002.0148.02
catalog number
2002.0148.02
accession number
2002.0148
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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