United States: New York, New York City / ca 1900
Eagle Pencil Company Model 569 Compass and Divider
Eagle Pencil Company Model 569 Compass and Divider
The Smithsonian catalogs Eagle Pencil Company Model 569 Compass and Divider as compass in its Mathematics records.
WHY IT’S INTERESTING
This metal compass is noticeably corroded. The compass is held together by a screw at the top. A spring inside the mechanism below the screw allows the two legs to be squeezed together. The mechanism is marked on both sides: EAGLE PENCIL CO. (/) NEW YORK (/) PAT. DEC.11.1894 (/) PAT. GT.BRITAIN. The legs are embossed with a floral pattern. The two needle points slide into slots at the end of each