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Description: | Top half of 17th century brass dividers. The two arms have been broken off just below the bent mid-section and the upper parts are slightly encrusted with corrosion and thus stuck within in each other at the hinge. The two arms would have terminated in a sharp point each. Generally, dividers are associated with naval charts and sea fare, but they were also used by architects and furniture makers and builders - any profession that requires exact measurements.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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