Historical information

Brass protractor 360 degrees used by William Henry Lockwood. William Lockwood was born in 1832 in Glossop, Derbyshire and came to Victoria in 1853 on the 'Marco Polo'. He settled in Whittlesea with his wife Naomi in 1856. He was contracted to the Whittlesea Road Board and was the Engineer to the Shire for a period of 40 years. Some instruments have markings 'JL' on them which is presumed to be Joseph Lockwood, William Henry Lockwood's father. There are 10 items in the Lockwood Surveying and Drafting Instruments Collection.

Physical description

Lockwood circular brass protractor 360 degrees, and 2 x ebony and brass parallel rule

Inscriptions & markings

Polygraph Co. Phila. Pat. Dec. 8th 1885 - 3. Sole licensee for Europe. G.D. London. England. Improvements pat' in Europe Dec-1886