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1916s Pocket Magnetic Compass for the Raf Officers Antique Surveyor Measurement
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Pocket compass for the RAF officers, signed F. Darton & Co London V n. 77824 1916 made of brass chrome in the shape of a pocket watch. The compass has a snap-on cover with release button inside the ring.
Twelve-winds compass card. Very good condition fully functional.
Diameter 4.5 cm - 1.77 inches, thickness 1.5 cm - 0.59 inches.
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The first hints in Europe on the use of instruments using magnetic fields for orientation are dated back to the late twelfth century, especially thanks to the knowledge brought by merchants and sailors after contacts with the Arabs: we find hints in the work by Alexander Neckam "De nominibus utensilium" and in the works by Guyot de Provins, where the magnet is called "sailor's friend". Even the inventory of a Sicilian ship of 1200's, the San Nicolò, refers to the presence on board of a magnet and a "bussola di ligno", that is a wooden compass.
- Dimensions:Height: 0.59 in (1.5 cm)Diameter: 1.77 in (4.5 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Period:1910-1919
- Date of Manufacture:1916
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Milan, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1020233940072
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