Caribiner Key-Ring Compass

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Full Description: This is a novelty 'Caribiner Key-Chain' compass, commonly  seen for sale on eBay in lots of 12 for about $10. There is nothing particularly noteworthy about this compass, other than I picked it up while geocaching. Perhaps suprisingly, despite it's cheap construction and small size, it is a functional compass. It points North reliably, doesn't bind, and the capsule is fluid damped.

Specifications:

• Date of Acquisition: Feb 2004
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• Dimensions: Compass face is about 3/4 inches.
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• Needle: Card Type
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• Damping: Liquid
• Stop: None
• Graduations: Cardinal and intra-cardinal points only.
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• Other: Geocaching find.