curvimeter – Three Points of the Compass

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Map Measure of the Month: the Enbeeco “opisometer” No. 102

This is a ‘middle-of-the-road’ map measure masquerading as a quality […]

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Map measure of the month: the Vistascreen ‘BP Super’

The Vistascreen map measure is a cheaply made item promoting BP Super fuel

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Map measure of the month: HB Curvimetre ‘Model No. 52 mesures anglaises’

The French manufactured HB Curvimetre 52 MA is a robustly made map measurer "pour mesures anglaises"

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Map measure of the month: Société des Lunetiers Curvimeter

The Société des Lunetiers Curvimeter is a simply made yet effective map measurer from a time of fraternal co-operation between French master craftsmen

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Map measurer of the month: Philips’ Universal Simplex

Philips' Universal Simplex is about as simple a map measure as it is possible to get- but it still works

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Map measure of the month: the Radix

The Radix Map Measurer was invented by Louis J Petion. The simple pen-shape design is its greatest fault

Gear

Map measurer of the month: the Silva scale lanyard

The scale lanyard from compass manufacturer Silva is an interesting innovation but ultimately a failure in design

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Map measurer of the month- the Mile-O-Graph

The Mile-O-Graph is an intuitive map measurer introduced in the 1950s

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Map measurer of the month: The Roller Rule- “The Pencil with a Brain”

The Roller Rule was invented by John Hoe Morehead of […]

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Map measurer of the month- The Self-Registering Rotameter

This interesting little map measure has a stained and warped […]