Tubular beam compasses

Made:: 1876 in London

manufacturer:: W F Stanley and Company Limited

Tubular beam compasses, metal, 1 foot long with 2 plain points
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Tubular beam compasses, metal, 1 foot long with 2 plain points, 1 extension tube 12" long

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Category:: Mathematics

Object Number:: 1876-305

Materials:: electrum

type:: compasses (drawing instruments) and beam compasses

credit:: W.F. Stanley and Company

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