Yale Center for British Art

Title:
Escape compass.
Published / Created:
Great Britain?, between 1939 and 1945?
Physical Description:
1 compass : brass, glass ; 5 mm high x 15 mm in diameter
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
The compass is presumably of British manufacture. Easily concealed, the compass could be used to help British prisoners of war during World War II.
Subject Terms:
World War, 1939–1945. | Prisoners of war -- Germany.
Form/Genre:
Compasses (direction indicators)