漢代司南模型 model of a 'south pointing spoon' with base, c.1950s-1970s

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Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/8/3/4/1

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The cushioned, fabric box contains 2 metal objects: a metal spoon and a square base. The label on the outside of the box reads 漢代司南模型.:

漢代司南模型. 中國四大發明之一. 中國歷史博物館監製; 鋼鐵研究縂院製造. Made by the Central Iron and Steel Research Institute, Ministry of Metallurgy, supervised by the Museum of Chinese History.