Artifact Details

Title

Map mileage reader and compass

Catalog Number

B183.81

Type

Physical object

Description

Handheld device for measuring distances on maps or drawings. Compass on the back.

From donor Gordon Bell's website: "SELSI, 1 Map mileage reader and compass, Analog Calcula, 2-3 part, Integrator, Mechanical, ca 1930, Germany, 110x35x5 mm, The handle also serves as a pencil. Buy, Reading flea market, (81)."

Date

ca. 1930

Manufacturer

SELSI

Place Manufactured

Germany

Dimensions

overall: 3/8 in x 1 3/8 in x 3 in

Category

Pre-computer/other

Collection Title

Gwen Bell artifact and book collection

Series Title

Pre-computing artifacts

Lot Number

B183.81