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
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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Federal
JMIC
Drafting
Map
Prospecting
Mining
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