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W.A Poucher's Map measurer in original box

Accession Number

852.2010.1

Object Name

W.A Poucher's Map measurer in original box

Created

04/11/2010

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

04/11/2010

Brief Description

Round shaped map measurer in glass and metal case.

Materials

metal

Dimensions

box - 8(l) x 4.5(w) x 2(d) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

'FOREIGN' in middle of instrument. 'MAP MEASURER' on box . Also instructions for use and 'MADE IN GERMANY'

Colour

Blue and cream box. Silver instrument

Object Production Place

Germany

Provenance

Another wee item which once belonged to Walter Poucher, and though we can only find 'Made in Germany' on the box, it does seem to be of very good quality and we guess it to be from the 1960's.
W.A. Poucher (1891-1988) was a man of diverse talents. He was a pioneering and prolific landscape photographer and the author of a string of illustrated books, among them the famous photographic climbing guides recently reissued by Frances Lincoln. He was also known as 'the father of British perfumery' and was employed for more than thirty years as chief perfumer at Yardley. His three-volume textbook Perfumes, Cosmetics and Soaps, first published in 1923, is still in print.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Tony Poucher grandson of W.A. Poucher

Acquisition Date

04/11/2010

Condition

good

Condition Check Date

04/11/2010

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

04/11/2010

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