- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- Edward J. Dent
- Provenance
- Purchased from Dr. Reginald S. Clay with his collection.
- Primary inscriptions
- "E. I. DENT / LONDON" and "PATENTEE" on the hour scale; "1592" scratched on the base
- Physical material
- Brass
- Dimensions
- Height: 130mm Width: 121mm
- Inventory No
- 33826
- Accession Number
- 1944-1/part
Description
Universal type. Square base with compass (with clamp), three feet (two levelling), two bubble levels and mounting for horizontal axis turning against quadrant scale on which is the axis for the prism turning about a scale from 9 to 3 o'clock; with telescopic tube carrying threaded blue filter.
