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Azimuth and Hanging Compass, by Spencer Browning & Rust, London, c. 1800

Inventory Number 33517


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.33517

Subject
Compasses
Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased from the Rev. Michael Forrer, Canley, Coventry.
Primary inscriptions
"MADE BY SPENCER BROWNING & RUST, LONDON" [signed on card].
Object type
Compass
Dimensions
Height: 174mm Width: 163mm Depth: 75mm
Inventory No
33517
Accession Number
1963-34

Description

Brass compass on gimbals, in mahogany box; with glass cover at top with white-painted fiducial line and two brass sights slotted in place; and second glass cover set in base so that a second compass card can be read from beneath when instrument is suspended. The mahogany compass box has a sliding lid.