Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2007.22.162
Accession#:
2007.22
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Name:
Compass, Pencil
Title:
Steelspring Bow Pencil
Year Range from:
1950
Year Range to:
1996
Description:
Steelspring Bow Pencil
Object has two arms that are connected at one end. At the end where the arms are connected is a knurled metal, cylindrical handle that screws into the top of the arms. At the center of the arms is a thumb screw which sets the distance between the tips of the two arms. At the tips, there are small thumb screws on each arm. One thumb screw holds a pencil led nib in place. The other thumb screw holds a steel nib in place. Oxidation is visible on the steel surface of the object
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Drafting
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