Pocket sized napier compass in a case
second half of the 19th century, after 1853
Manufactured from metal, with leather case
artefact (closed; irreg.): 1.9 x 6.3 x 1 cm (3/4 x 2 1/2 x 3/8 in.) case (closed, irreg.): 2.4 x 7.3 x 1.7 cm (15/16 x 2 7/8 x 11/16 in.)
DR1986:0102
- Napier folding compass in a hinged black leather case. Leather is abraided on bottom and sides of case. The interior of the lid is lined with blue satin and the bottom of the case is lined with blue velvet.
inscribed - by an unknown hand, engraved in the metal, on the outside of one of the upper legs: "STANLEY LONDON"
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