- [nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]54/542
- [nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]These small steel compasses were used by the donor's father, a wheelwright and carpenter in Braishfield, Hampshire. They have two pointed straight arms and a hinge joint, and were used for measuring circles; wheelwrights often used compasses to measure the hubs (centre sections) of wheels.
- [nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]1 set of compasses: metal (steel)
- [nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]1954
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