Measuring devices with two legs movable on a joint or pivot, similar in form to drawing compasses but with two metal points and used, for example, to divide lines, transfer dimensions, or lay off circles or arcs.
This term has 2 records attributed within our system.
AAT
Object name
300022500
13yrs ago
Factory:
Bow Porcelain Manufactory
Modeller:
'The Muses Modeller'
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