Right handed volute compass in box

Made:: 1725-1775

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Right handed volute compass in box

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Category:: King George III

Object Number:: 1927-1925

Materials:: silver, shagreen, steel and baize

Measurements:: compasses: length 81 mm
pencil arm: length 100 mm
box: length 180 mm
box: width 65 mm
box: height 55 mm
max.: height 140 mm
max.: length 90 mm
max.: width 50 mm

type:: curve drawing instruments and volute compasses

credit:: King’s College London

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Right-handed volute compass

Measurements:: overall: 40 mm x 160 mm x 70 mm, 0.1 kg

Materials:: incomplete , silver , wood (unidentified) , steel and graphite

Object Number:: 1927-1925/1

type:: curve drawing instruments and volute compasses

Box, for Right-handed volute compass

Box for Right-handed volute compass

Measurements:: box: length 180 mm
compasses: length 81 mm
pencil arm: length 100 mm
box: length 180 mm
box: width 65 mm
box: height 55 mm
max.: height 140 mm
max.: length 90 mm
max.: width 50 mm