One wooden box, red velvet lining, lock broken, containing 2 layers of instruments, gold plaque shape on top of box .2-6 protractors in lower layer of box .7 ruler .8-20 wooden tray with different sizes of compasses and instruments
Exhibition label text: Drawing tools, 20th Century. After completing a survey, a surveyor ‘mapped’ the result using tools like these, including compasses, protractors and rulers.
Digital image on Keeper’s computer – S:/Keeper/MyPictures/Exhibitions/DisplayNewVisitorCentre. Taken October 2003.
.8-.20 is a tray with 12 small instruments, the tray is numbered NGSMM2002.0385.8-20 but the individual instruments are not numbered, therefore the instruments must not be separated from the tray.
Andrew Hardie Peebles, M.I, Min E, examiner for the Board for Mining Examinations (Scotland Division), Civil and Mining Engineer and Land Surveyor; father of Andrew Peebles, Falkirk Lecturer, tools were passed to Andrew (junior).
Box L 13 cm x W 20cm x H 3.5cm