Object number
54/542
Description
Compasses used by a wheelwright and carpenter in Braishfield, Hampshire. Wheelwrights used compasses to measure the hubs of wheels.
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.
Physical description
1 set of compasses: metal (steel)
Production date
1954
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