Passer of brass and iron, anonymous, 1550 - 1600 The object consists of two legs, which are provided at the ends of a wrought iron point and sounded to each other on the other. On the one hand they have a wiser and on the other hand a slider, with which they are attached to the bar. The letters FK are engraved in the slider. The bar has an elongated rectangular opening, along which six scale divisions are engraved and in which a second slider is mounted to read the measurements. A more or less oval handle is brased on the top of the bar, which has probably had a measuring function due to the d
Passer of brass and iron, anonymous, 1550 - 1600 The object consists of two legs, which are provided at the ends of a wrought iron point and sounded to each other on the other. On the one hand they have a wiser and on the other hand a slider, with which they are attached to the bar. The letters FK are engraved in the slider. The bar has an elongated rectangular opening, along which six scale divisions are engraved and in which a second slider is mounted to read the measurements. A more or less oval handle is brased on the top of the bar, which has probably had a measuring function due to the details. A small hook is riveted under the handle. On the bottom of the bar, the straight connecting parts with the legs of the compass are sounded. Eight scale divisions are engraved on these parts. On one of the legs of the passer, two elongated in diameter in diameter and the square visors are roared, which have round holes lengthwise to look through it. The legs of the passer have engraved decor of tendrils with dogs, hares and foxes on one side and of tibaries on the other. Southern Netherlands (possibly) brass (alloy). iron (metal) casting / forging / engraving The object consists of two legs, which are provided at the ends of a wrought iron point and sounded to each other on the other. On the one hand they have a wiser and on the other hand a slider, with which they are attached to the bar. The letters FK are engraved in the slider. The bar has an elongated rectangular opening, along which six scale divisions are engraved and in which a second slider is mounted to read the measurements. A more or less oval handle is brased on the top of the bar, which has probably had a measuring function due to the details. A small hook is riveted under the handle. On the bottom of the bar, the straight connecting parts with the legs of the compass are sounded. Eight scale divisions are engraved on these parts. On one of the legs of the passer, two elongated in diameter in diameter and t
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