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Solar compass with wood case
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Titles: Solar compass with wood case (Supplied title)
Description: Wooden box with velvet padding and leather carry straps containing a large brass solar compass and parts used in the business of surveying. The compass was used in Minnesota by Theodore Barrett in the 1860s. Manufactured in Troy, New York by W. and L. E. Gurley, manufacturers of equipment for civil engineers and surveyors.
Dates
- 1860 - 1869 (Use)
Creation
- used by: Barrett, General Theodore H.
- made by: Gurley, L. E.
- made by: Gurley, W.
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 63.141.5
Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 12 1/2 inches length (box)
- 10 1/4 inches width (box)
- 10 1/2 inches depth (box)
Subjects
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63 141 5
63.141.5, solar compass and case