CC0 · no rights reserved

Solar Compass

Henry Ware · 1840s · overall: 15 in x 8 in; 38.1 cm x 20.32 cm

From the collection of National Museum of American History. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Patent model for Ralph Reeder, "Mariner's Time Compass," U.S. Patent #4,964 (1847). The inscription reads "Ralph Reeder Patentee, Cincinnati, Ohio. HENRY WARE, MAKER, CINCINNATI, O." Henry Ware (1810-1885) was a leading instrument maker in Cincinnati.

National Museum of American History’s own description

Subjects

Patents Models Nautical Compass

Credit lineSolar Compass. 1840s. Henry Ware. National Museum of American History. CC0.

Open in Explore View at source