- Subject
- Navigation
- Item type
- Object
- Primary inscriptions
- On compass "VERNER'S PATTERN VII"; on the back of compass "B-L / MADE IN SWITZERLAND / NO. 30092 / 1915" On leather case "1909 / W. JENKINSON & CO." and "A. J. MUIRHEAD"
- Other inscriptions
- Label attached to the case "DR. Gunther / The Old Ashmolean / Broad Street / Oxford"
- Object type
- Compass
- Dimensions
- Height: 20mm Width: 61mm Depth: 85mm Weight: 0.25kg
- Inventory No
- 11445
Description
Prismatic compass with leather carrying case. Brass compass has a loop and flip lid with glass window to view compass scale. The scales on the compass range from 0-360 in both increments of 10 and 20. The needle is in the form of an arrow. The cardinal directions are engraved on the outside edge of the compass. The leather case has a buckle fastening, flip lid and long adjustable carry strap.
