Description
Offset scale graduated to measure metres at scales of 1/30 and 1/40.
Used for plotting survey information onto plans. A particular use was to plot offsets at right angles to a land chain.
2015/006
Offset scale graduated to measure metres at scales of 1/30 and 1/40
c.1930
Offset scale graduated to measure metres at scales of 1/30 and 1/40.
Used for plotting survey information onto plans. A particular use was to plot offsets at right angles to a land chain.
| Acquisition Number | 2015/006 |
|---|---|
| Item Type | |
| Short Description | Offset scale |
| Manufactured by | |
| Date of Manufacture | c.1930 |
| Sub-items | None |
| Supporting Items | None |
| Makers Number | None |
| Marks | "ROC" scratched lightly on front. |
| Dimensions (mm) | 50 x 31 x 3 |
| Donor | Professor Roland Paxton MBE PhD DEng FRSE CEng FICE, Edinburgh |
| Date Donated | May 2015 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Condition | Good |
| Display Location |