Accession No

5898

Brief Description

Surveyors cross-head by W.F. Stanley

Origin

London; Great Britain

Maker

Stanley, W.F.

Class

surveying

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

metal (steel, brass); glass; wood; material (felt)

Dimensions

height 178mm; circumference 90mm Box length 207mm; width 115mm; height 110mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey on or before 24/01/2003. Donated to Denny Abbey but was never accessioned into their collection.

Inscription

W.F. STANLEY
4&5 Gt. Turnstile London W.C

Description Notes

Brass cylinder in two parts, divided by silvered scale. Single set of slit and window sights in lower section. Scale divided 0 - 360 in single degrees. 2 sets of slit and window sights set mutually at right angles. Upper cylinder revolves horizontally over lower circle; controlled by tangent screws and pinion cylinder; Compass with 4 point rose; silvered scale 0 - 360º.

Wooden box with a worn label on the lid reading “316”. The lid has a large crack down the centre and is also split where a screw has been driven into the top.

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