Ring-punch for light star centres
Mushroom-shaped handle with short steel stem with a hollow end, for producing ciruclar marks on copper. Used to make small true circles which formed part of many chart symbols. Made and used by Roy Cooney, former Hydrographic Office engraver.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA8759 |
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Type: | Tool |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Cooney, Roy J. L. |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |