Octagonal brass crosshead with compass
- Made:
- 1850-1900
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
Details
- 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