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Pocket sized napier compass in a case
People:
  • William Ford Robinson Stanley (instrument maker)
Title:

Pocket sized napier compass in a case

Date:

second half of the 19th century, after 1853

Form:
artefacts
Quantity / Object type:
1 instrument(s)
Technique and media:

Manufactured from metal, with leather case

Dimensions:

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.)

Reference number:

DR1986:0102

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- 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.

Inscription:

inscribed - by an unknown hand, engraved in the metal, on the outside of one of the upper legs: "STANLEY LONDON"

Subject:
  • architecture
Subject Descriptive Terms:
  • case
  • napier compass
Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
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