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Title: Reflecting circle, Chas. Hervey Townsend patent Accession Number: 1946.232.1 Category: INSTRUMENTS - CIRCLES Type: reflecting circle Maker: Townshend, Charles Hervey (Capt.) Place: USA, CT, New Haven Date: After 1888 Materials: Description: Reflecting circle, invented and (made by??) Charles Hervey Townshend, of New Haven, CT. Pat. 1/31/1888. Designed for use in surveying oyster bed boundaries. Two references could be viewed simultaneously to establish position of surveyor. Engraved "CHAS. HERVEY TOWNSHEND/ PAT.D. JAN 31, 1888". Includes parts 1946.232.1-7. |
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