Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2007.22.163
Accession#:
2007.22
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Name:
Compass, Bow
Title:
Ringhead Bow Pen
Year Range from:
1950
Year Range to:
1996
Description:
Ringhead Bow Pen
Object has two arms, help together at one end by a ring. Ring has a small cylindrical handle on its top. At the center of the two arms is a thumbscrew. Thumbscrew is positioned between the two arms and is used to set the distance between the tips of the instrument. One tip is a solid steel nib held in place by a thumbscrew. The other is a nib with a thumbscrew that is designed to hold a pencil lead in place.
Object has two arms, help together at one end by a ring. Ring has a small cylindrical handle on its top. At the center of the two arms is a thumbscrew. Thumbscrew is positioned between the two arms and is used to set the distance between the tips of the instrument. One tip is a solid steel nib held in place by a thumbscrew. The other is a nib with a thumbscrew that is designed to hold a pencil lead in place.
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Mining
Federal
Government
Drafting
Map
Mining
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