Accession No

1480

Brief Description

station pointer, English, early 20th C

Origin

England

Maker

Class

surveying

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1925

Inscription Date

Material

metal (metal alloy, brass); wood

Dimensions

box length 453mm; breadth 172mm; height 52mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated in 12/1970.

Inscription

Description Notes

Metal alloy with black finish. Brass circle divided 0 - 180 - 0, subdivided to 30´. 3 spokes. Central half circle aperture. 3 arms, one fixed, others with clamp, slow motion screw and type B vernier plate reading to 1´. Flat plotting arms with one bevelled edge.
Fitted wooden box.

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