Object number
77/305
Description
Race compasses', which also have a small knife blade for cutting a groove in leather. Donated by a retired coach builder from Fleet, Hampshire.
Saddlers used compasses for various purposes - they are useful, for example, for finding the right spacings between holes and lines of stitching. These compasses are 'race compasses', which also have a small knife blade for cutting a shallow groove in the leather. They are engraved 'G. Buck', and were donated by a retired coach builder from Fleet, Hampshire.
Physical description
1 pair of compasses : metal
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