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Description: | WEST & CO. MAKERS TO HER MAJESTY 92 &93 Fleet St London
Bowl-Copper with top and bottom brass verge rings. Verge glass at top and bottom and suspended in ACO stand. Lead ring on inside of bowl. Black pencilled lubber lines.
Card-Silk, stretched on copper hoops. Black with white markings graduated to 1/4 points. Decorated North and East points. Brass gimballed pivot cap at centre. Dia. 9.5" (24.2cm)
Needle-Edge bar type, holed at centre to accommodate pivot cap. Has brass balancing weights on arms. Two brass cross struts also with brass balance weights. Length, 9.5" (24.2cm)
Pivot-Ruby tipped brass spike on screw in mounting secured to brass base of bowl. Fits into gimballed bell-shaped pivot cap.
ACO stand 11.5 (29.2cm) square, O.A.Height 6.5" (16.5cm)
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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