2 compasses
Date: after 1986
Inventory Number: 2014-1-0119
Classification: Drawing compass
Manufacturer: Vemco (1939 - 2014)
Seller: Charrette Corporation (1964 - 2006)
Dimensions:
on larger compass : 17 × 6 × 1.4 cm (6 11/16 × 2 3/8 × 9/16 in.)
on smaller compass: 12 × 4.5 × 1.3 cm (4 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/2 in.)
Material:
Description:
two compasses
In Collection(s)
Signedon larger compass: VEMCO / MOD. L560 / U.S.A. PAT.
on smaller compass: VEMCO / MOD. S570 / U.S.A. PAT.
on smaller compass: VEMCO / MOD. S570 / U.S.A. PAT.
FunctionA compass is used to draw circles and arcs.
ProvenanceLionel Spiro, Brookline, MA; Gift to CHSI, 2014.