Accession No

5964

Brief Description

naval station pointer by A & N. C. S. L.; c. 1850

Origin

England

Maker

A & N. C. S. L.

Class

surveying; military

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1850

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, oxidised brass); wood; cloth (baise)

Dimensions

(instrument) length 394 mm; maximum width 156 mm (when closed); depth 37mm (case) length 413 mm; width 190 mm; depth 47 mm

Special Collection

Brian Harland collection

Provenance

Donated on or before 22/07/2003.

Inscription

'A & N. C. S. L.' (on instrument, on spoke of wheel bearing scale)

'W. BRIAN HARLAND
SEDGWICK MUSEUM
CAMBRIDGE' (stamp in various places on box: on label on top, twice on inside face of lid, once on left hand side of bottom inside panel)

'O.PP
1108 - 1
Station pointer' (written on label on top of case. Label also hasBrian Harland stamp - see above)

'PROPERTY OF
Mr. HARLAND' (written on label on top of box)

Description Notes

brass station pointer by A & N.C.S.L. ; c.1850

Brass degree circle with three inner spokes, one of which bears signature 'A & N.C.S.L.' Scale marked 0 - 360 degrees in half degree intervals in one direction. A scale from 360 - 320 degrees has been drawn on in the opposite direction. Degree circle has one fixed arm, marked from 2000 to 5000 in 1000 intervals. Two other brass arms pivot about the centre. Both are marked with scales from 3000 to 5000 in 1000 intervals. Both pivoted arms have a brass vernier scale from [0] - 30, marked in degree intervals and can be clamped into place with a knurled brass screw. All three arms have a separate extension piece, marked 8000, 9000, 10 in 100 intervals. Each arm extension is attached with a knurled brass screw.

Fitted wooden box with blue baise bottom and covering protruding surfaces in lid. Box is stamped with Brian Harland's stamp in three places on the inside, twice on the inside of the lid and once on the left side of the inside bottom. Outside has label stamped with Brian Harland stamp and 'OPP, 1108 - 1, station pointer'. Label next to it reading 'PROPERTY OF Mr. HARLAND'. Corners remain of another large label on inside of box lid.

Condition good; complete

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