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Gauger's Slide Rule, English, 18th Century

preview image for Gauger's Slide Rule, English, 18th Century
Object is on display.
Inventory Number: 49447
Object Type: Object
Place Created: United Kingdom (England) Europe
Subject Classification(s): Calculation  
Accession Number: 1932-26?
Primary Inscriptions: Unsigned and undated (though two sliders jammed)
Provenance: Presented by the Friends of the Old Ashmolean. Purchased by them from Mrs Alkin.
Collection Group: John Thompson Collection?
Material(s): Boxwood
Dimensions:
Height Width Depth Diameter Unit
612 31 17 mm

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