Carriage Waywiser, by Ramsden, London, Late 18th Century | |
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| Inventory Number: | 34053 |
| Object Type: | |
| Persons: | Ramsden |
| Date Created: | Late 18th Century |
| Place Created: | London England United Kingdom Europe |
| Brief Description: | Brass with silvered dial calibrated with two scales: 0-31 by eighths and 0-100 by ones; and iron hands; the whole in a mahogany case with hinged lid on the inside of which is glued a paper manuscript table of calibrations made in 1903 and 1807. The instrument is clipped to a carriage by three key-hole slots in the back; the drive is to a tapered, square-sectioned shaft at the bottom. |
| Primary Inscriptions: | "Ramsden London" [engraved on dial]. |
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| Material(s): |
Brass silvered-brass iron and mahogany. |
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