Dividers

Used on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875. Belonged to Lieutenant A A C Parr, HMS "Alert". Pair of brass dividers with steel points with a leather sheath. Engraved on dividers "A.A.C.P."

Object Details

ID: AAA4121
Collection: Polar Equipment and Relics
Type: Dividers
Display location: Display - Polar Worlds Gallery
Events: Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876
Vessels: Alert (1856)
Date made: 1875-6
People: Parr, Alfred Arthur Chase
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 157 mm x 15 mm
Parts: Dividers