Compass [Staedtler ARCO]

Object detail

Accession number

2005.84.19

Maker

Staedtler

Production period

1960s

Description

Staedtler ARCO box with compass and spare lead inside smaller plastic container. Compass is metal with lead pencil attached to one leg and a point on the other. Plastic tip to hold and use.

Brief History

This compass was used by Cliff Tait for navigational aid during his round the world flight in 1969 using an Aero Engine Services Limited (AESL) Airtourer single-engined aircraft. Cliff Tait carried out the flight to promote New Zealand and the NZ-built Airtourer to the world. Leaving Hamilton on 12 May 1969, he made the 30,500 mile (49,084 km) trip in 284 hours. Despite a range of challenges along the way, he returned safely to Hamilton on 1 August 1969. Tait made history as the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a New Zealand built aircraft, and probably the first in a single engine aircraft of this small size.

Marks

STAEDTLER Logo
GERMANY Engraved

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal

Collection

Cliff Tait Collection

Credit Line

Staedtler. Compass [Staedtler ARCO], 2005.84.19. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Instrument, Drafting Compass, Drafting Tools & Equipment for Communication Drafting T&E

Production place

Germany Western Europe Europe

Collection type

Air and Space Transport

Subject auto tags

Office supplies Tool Metal Stationery Titanium Composite material Writing instrument accessory Wood

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