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Prismatic Compass and Case, by Negretti & Zambra, London

Inventory Number 11443


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.11443

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Royal Astronomical Society
Primary inscriptions
"NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA LONDON"
Object type
Compass
Dimensions
Height: 55mm Width: 45mm Depth: 35mm Weight: 0.1kg
Inventory No
11443
Accession Number
1931-6/108

Description

Prismatic compass in leather fitted case with blue velvet lined base and blue silk lined lid. Compass has black metal body with green dial visible through glass window. Hinged object vane with horse hair? to one side of compass and hinged prism to the other side.