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Gauging Slide Rule, English, 18th Century
Object is on display.
Inventory Number:	42539
Object Type:
Place Created:	England United Kingdom Europe
Subject Classification(s):	Calculating Instruments Mathematical Instruments By Trade Location
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
Dimensions:	Height Width Depth Diameter Unit 457 28 14 mm
Narratives Inventory no. 42539 - Former Display Label John Thompson, Philomath

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