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Description: | HOUGHTON - BUTCHER
LONDON
1917
IV
10921
Board designed during the late 19th century by Lieutenant-Colonel Verner, Rifle Brigade, and some time Professor of Military Topography, Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
Rectangular wooden sketch board with two integral metal rollers slit to hold a length of paper which can be rolled forward as the sketching advances, Front of board in fitted with a small magnetic compass and the rear with a clinometer calibrated to 50 degrees. A leather strap to attach the board to the user's forearm is fitted to the back of the board. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Houghton-Butcher Manufacturing Co Ltd, London | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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