Box-joint compass, Canterbury, NH

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Object ID:

1950.3436.1

Community:

New Hampshire, Canterbury

Makers

S.C. Bemis

Description

Box-joint compass for marking out and measuring during boot-making process. The legs are cut down to make the hinge, with one leg with a single central protrusion with the other cut to create the exterior housing for the other. The pieces are held in place by a circular pin. Near the hinge the legs are rectangular, but 1 11/16" from the hinge the edges are shaved and the legs turn conical and come to a point after 4 9/16".

New Hampshire Canterbury

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