Draughtsman's tool
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
Mahogany
Measurements
235 mm (W)326 mm (H)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1332614
Summary
Draughtsman's tool - Mahogany curved plate, a 'french curve' which is a draughtsman's aid used in manual drafting to get a smooth curve of varying radii.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.