- Subject
- Measurement
- Item type
- Object
- Provenance
- Purchased from Roger Warner in 1961.
- Object type
- Micrometer
- Inventory No
- 16183
- Accession Number
- 1961-30
Description
Held in case are micrometre accessories, these are the following: two trough variation compasses with screw holes at either end, for fixing to an instrument.
A knurled head copper alloy screw.
19th century letter describing the use of the micrometre.
Rectangular wooden box designed for holding micrometre. Case has a key operated lock.
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