Draftsman Set with Pairs of Compasses and Reduction Compass (0868)
Index: 0868
Year: Around 1900 (from info Smithsonian)
Maker: Compas Superieurs
Dimensions: 24 x 5 x 15 cm
Info
The wooden box is veneered and on the lid is a brass plate which is not engraved.
The inner lid can contains small items. The lid flap is in purple fabric which shows its
age and is gold stamped with the logo and the words "Compass Superieurs BREtes". Guess
the last word (barely readable) stands for "Brevetés".
The pairs of compasses are in a wooden tray with purple velvet.
Instruments themselves are mainly of brass with steel tips. Drawing tools ans small compass
have a bone or ivory handle.
