Accession No

3752

Brief Description

station pointer, 1/2 20th C

Origin

Maker

Sestrel

Class

drawing

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1950

Inscription Date

Material

plastic; metal (brass, iron and one other); wood; paper

Dimensions

box length 467mm; breadth 195mm; height 54mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated, 1990.

Inscription

‘Sestrel’ (metal label inside case)

Description Notes

‘Sestrel’ type station pointer. Plastic degree circle marked 0 - 180 by 1 for each half circle (in opposite directions). Three metal bars: central one is screwed to the circle; the other two pivots about the centre, but can be held by brass screw clamps. Comes in a wooden case, which also contains an envelope with several small magnets.

Condition good; complete.

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