Beam compasses

Beam compasses

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Beam compasses, Ordnance pattern, mahogany beam, 20" long, with boxwood inlaid scale, (2 plain points) by W. F. Stanley, Great Turnstile, London, England, 1876.

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Object Number:
1876-304
Materials:
box (wood) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 35 mm x 510 mm x 85 mm, 0.3 kg
type:
beam compasses
credit:
W.F. Stanley and Company