Gauging Slide Rule, English, 18th Century | |||||||||||
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| Object is on display. | |||||||||||
| Inventory Number: | 42539 | ||||||||||
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| Place Created: | United Kingdom (England) Europe |
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| Subject Classification(s): | Calculating Instruments Mathematical Instruments | ||||||||||
| Accession Number: | 1932-28 | ||||||||||
| Brief Description: | Straight rule with one slider and timber (?) table on reverse. One edge carries a scale of 18"; the other a scale of 18" and the same length decimally divided. | ||||||||||
| Primary Inscriptions: | Unsigned and undated | ||||||||||
| Provenance: | Presented by the Friends of the Old Ashmolean.
Purchased by them from Mrs Alkin.
Probably owned by John Thompson. | ||||||||||
| Collection Group: | John Thompson Collection | ||||||||||
| Material(s): |
Wood and brass | ||||||||||
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