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60/297
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Beam compasses', or trammel, for drawing and dividng large circles. From Mr W. W. Field, a wheelwright in Winson, Gloucestershire.
A pair of 'beam compasses', also known as a trammel, for drawing and dividng large circles. The compasses have a wooden beam, with two sliding, steel-tipped brass sockets ('trammel points'). They belonged to Mr W. W. Field, a wheelwright in Winson, Gloucestershire. Mr Field retired circa 1960 and the business closed.
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1 compass: wood, metal (brass & steel)
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – ‘Compass (Beam) // (Crafts - wood - wains) // 60/297 // neg. 60/13218 // W.W. Field Esq. Gloucestershire // Known as a trammel // [pencil sketch]'
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