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Good working condition
Surveyors used a Dip Needle to find buried metal objects like ironrods and pipe corners.
Also called a Forrester’s or Miner’sCompass, this tool measured the angle between Earth’s magneticfield and the ground, helping Land Surveyors establish accuratenorth-south lines.
Even though Dip Needles are mostly obsolete today,they were once essential for locating underground metal andunderstanding magnetic direction.
Most likelymanufactured between the 1920’s and 1940’s.
