The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection
852.2010.1
W.A Poucher's Map measurer in original box
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Hermione Cooper
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Round shaped map measurer in glass and metal case.
metal
box - 8(l) x 4.5(w) x 2(d) cms
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'FOREIGN' in middle of instrument. 'MAP MEASURER' on box . Also instructions for use and 'MADE IN GERMANY'
Blue and cream box. Silver instrument
Germany
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.
Donated by Tony Poucher grandson of W.A. Poucher
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good
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Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007
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W A Poucher's rucksack
W.A Poucher's Altimeter
W.A Poucher's gloves
W.A Poucher's hat