Dial M for Measure
As the saying goes, you wait ages for a London bus and then two come along together. The same would appear to hold true for Elliott Bros dividers with a big…
Inglorious Bagshaws
Occasionally I will buy something without bothering to find out what it is first, especially if the price is right. Today's post concerns a recent acquisition that falls into this…
The Fourth of July
Happy Independence Day to all my readers from the USA! In honour of the day, I have posted a photo I took a few years back during a visit to…
The art of drawing instruments
The Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, gets its name from the flamboyant baroque imagery that covers 40,000 square feet of its interior walls and ceilings. Designed…