spare dip needles
Date: early 20th-mid 20th Century
Inventory Number: 1998-1-1428
Classification: Dip Needles
Subject:
Maker: American ?
Cultural Region:
Dimensions:
larger: 0.6 × 24.3 × 2.6 cm (1/4 × 9 9/16 × 1 in.)
container: 1.9 × 26.9 × 3.4 cm (3/4 × 10 9/16 × 1 5/16 in.)
Accessories: wooden box to hold dip needles
Description:
Two rectangular, metal dip needles stored in a wooden box.
Signedunsigned
Inscribedsmall N near top of needles
FunctionThese are needles used to denote points on a dip. Dip is used for instructional demonstration of the direction of inclination of the Earth's magnetic field.
Curatorial RemarksBox needs repair.