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Cartwright's compass
tool
Cartwright's compass
identifier
ID 171
morphology
morphological unit
miscellanea
craft
wheelwright
holotype
MOT V 81.0048 O L=39,5cm WD=4,5cm WT=290gr
description
The cartwright's compass is a six-sided wooden block with three iron points in each direction. It serves the wheelwright to mark the diameter of the wheel hub in order to use the lathe and core the hub. [MOT]