- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- George Adams Senior
- Provenance
- Presented by the Friends of the Old Ashmolean. Purchased by them from Mrs Alkin. Presumably designed and owned by John Thompson.
- Primary inscriptions
- "Made by G* ADAMS in Fleet Street London, Inst: Makr: to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales." and "MADE BY G: ADAMS IN FLEET STREET, LONDON" on compass card
- Dimensions
- Height: 120mm Width: 475mm Depth: 536mm Weight: 6.05kg
- Inventory No
- 37998
Description
A wooden square with a raised boarder. Four copper alloy adjustment screws are present along the boarder. The centre piece is a copper alloy hinged instrument with a bar attached to a swing hinge.
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