Octagonal brass crosshead with compass

Made:: 1850-1900

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Octagonal brass crosshead with compass, marked S. L
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Octagonal brass crosshead with compass, marked S. L. with triple candlestick, cardinal points having half slit half thread in opposition, the intermediate quarters being slits. Compass marked 0(1)360, numbered 0(20)340, N,S,E,W marked, in pine case

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Category:: Surveying

Object Number:: 1998-771

Materials:: instrument brass, box wood

Measurements:: crosshead: 7.0866 in.; 18 cm

type:: crosshead

credit:: Manchester Museum of Science & Industry

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Octagonal brass crosshead with compass

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