Pocket Compass
Product Code : LSK-PL-10362
Pocket Compass (SKU LSK-PL-10362) is a small 45 mm brass magnetic compass in a metal case, with a dial marked in degrees and N and S indications. With it, students can find direction, detect magnetic fields around magnets and current-carrying wires, and read bearings in degrees. It suits science from the early middle-school years through senior physics. The compass is manufactured by Science Lab Supplies at Plot 448, HSIIDC Industrial Area, Saha, Ambala, India, where class-set and tender quantities are quoted directly for schools, colleges, tender contractors and distributors.
Specifications
Size, materials and dial markings of the 45 mm brass compass are set out one per row. In short, it is a small brass compass housed in a metal case, and its dial is graduated in degrees with N and S indications, for simple direction-finding and for reading angles of deflection in magnetism experiments.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | LSK-PL-10362 |
| Diameter | 45 mm |
| Size | Small |
| Compass | Brass |
| Case | Metal |
| Dial graduation | Degrees |
| Pole indications | N and S |
| Manufacturer | Science Lab Supplies, Saha, Ambala, Haryana |
| Country of origin | India |
Applications and Experiments for the Pocket Compass
A magnetic compass needle lines up with the magnetic field around it, so the pocket compass shows the Earth’s north–south direction and reveals the field near a magnet or a wire carrying current. It fits the magnets chapter of Class 6 science, the magnetic effects chapter of Class 10 and Class 12 magnetism.
- Class 6 science (CBSE/NCERT): finding directions with a compass and identifying the poles of a magnet.
- Class 10 science: showing the deflection of a compass needle near a current-carrying conductor (Oersted’s experiment), then the field of two conductors on the Magnetic Field Demo, Round Coil.
- Class 12 physics: discussing the Earth’s magnetic field and reading deflection angles on the degree scale.
- Geography and field activities: orienting maps, taking simple bearings and relating them to the readings of a Wind Vane.
Keep the compass away from strong magnets when stored, so the needle keeps a reliable reading.
Standard Scope of Supply
The Pocket Compass is supplied as a single unit as described above: a 45 mm brass compass in its metal case with a degree-marked dial and N and S indications. Magnets or other magnetism items for the same lessons can be added as separate lines on the quotation.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
Compasses can be quoted singly or in class sets, and each quotation gives the packing, delivery time and price for the number you request. Magnets and other magnetism items can go on the same quotation so a full lesson set is delivered together.
Science Lab Supplies has an Importer-Exporter Code and, as a registered exporter, can ship to buyers in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda. A class-set request can be typed into the contact page or added to the enquiry cart; ministries and boards buying by tender can begin at the lab tender page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How big is the Pocket Compass?
It is 45 mm in diameter, a small brass compass in a metal case, with a dial marked in degrees and N and S indications that can be read easily on a bench or outdoors.
How does it differ from the Plotting Compass?
The Plotting Compass is 16 mm across in a glass-faced aluminium case with cardinal and ordinal points, sized for tracing field lines. The Pocket Compass is larger at 45 mm and has a degree scale.
Can it be used for Oersted’s experiment?
Yes. Placed under or beside a wire carrying current, the needle deflects, and the degree markings let students note the angle of deflection as the current is switched on and off.
Does Science Lab Supplies make the compass?
It does. Each brass compass and metal case is produced at the company’s own plant in Saha, Ambala, India, so you deal with the manufacturer, not a trader, and the plant issues your quotation.
Related Magnetism Apparatus
Compass work leads naturally into mapping the fields of magnets and studying the Earth’s magnetism. These Physics Lab and Light and Optics items support those lessons, from plotting compasses and pivoted needles to magnets and a full geomagnetism set, and can be quoted with the pocket compass.
- Plotting Compass — 16 mm glass-faced compass in an aluminium case.
- Magnetic Needle — 70 mm red and blue needle on a steel pivot and aluminium base.
- Magnetic Needle on Stand Physics Lab — needle on stand for compass principles and lines of force.
- Magnetic Field Demonstration Device — circular coil and straight conductor sets with a 16 mm compass.
- Bar Magnets — rectangular chrome steel pairs with keepers for field demonstrations.
- Pair of Bar Magnets with Iron Filings — pole-marked pair with 500 g of filings.
- Earth Magnetic-Field Study Set — magnetic globe, spatial compass and 20 movable compasses.
Browse the full Physics Lab range, the Magnetism Physics range, or all physics lab equipment.
Last updated: 22 October 2026
