000-100-102-775-C
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Compass
This brass marine compass dates from around 1910. It was retailed by Whyte, Thomson & Co, scientific instrument makers based in Glasgow.
The compass has a jewelled bearing and broad iron needle. The printed 64-point compass rose is inscribed around the centre 'WHYTE, THOMSON & Co /GLASGOW'. The brass gimbals in which the compass is mounted prevent it from breaking in stormy seas.
Whyte, Thomson & Co., like other Clydeside makers had a branch at another major shipbuilding centre. Theirs was opened in South Shields in 1902 and lasted until 1916.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-102-775-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland T.1980.198 |
| Date: |
Around 1910
c. 1910
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| Material: |
Brass bowl. Inscription: WHYTE, THOMSON & Co. / GLASGOW.
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| Dimensions: |
147 mm D
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| What: |
Compass, marine / box
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| Who: |
Arthur Frank Collection of Scottish Scientific Instruments
Whyte, Thomson and Co., Glasgow (Maker)
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| Where: |
Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
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| Description: |
5 1/2" dry card compass in glazed brass bowl, gimbal mounted in a wooden case with sliding lid, signed by Whyte, Thomson and Co. of Glasgow, c. 1910
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| References: |
- Clarke, T.N., Morrison-Low, A.D. & Simpson, A.D.C. Brass & glass scientific instrument making workshops in Scotland as illustrated by instruments from the Arthur Frank Collection at the Royal Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1989. pp 281,283,286
- T.N. Clarke, A.D. Morrison-Low and A.D.C. Simpson (1989): "Brass and Glass
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