Accession No

0435

Brief Description

circular protractor, 19th Century

Origin

Maker

Class

drawing

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass)

Dimensions

diameter 148mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from T.H. Court in 05/1927. T.H. Court told Robert Stewart Whipple that the protractor was by Cole and that it belonged to ‘his (i.e. Whipple’s) theodolite’ (note in accession register).

Inscription

Description Notes

Divided 0 - 360˚, numbered by 10˚, subdivided to 1˚. Diameter with bevelled edge and central index mark.

Condition: good.

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