Maudslay 's Lord Chancellor bench micrometer

Made:
1805 in London
maker:
Henry Maudslay
Micrometer made by Henry Maudslay about 1805. Detail view Micrometer made by Henry Maudslay about 1805

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Micrometer made by Henry Maudslay about 1805. Detail view
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Micrometer made by Henry Maudslay about 1805
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Micrometer made by Henry Maudslay about 1805.

Maudslay kept a bench micrometer, nicknamed 'The Lord Chancellor’ as it was considered the ultimate 'court of appeal’ for work in his shops. This small example is not functional since there are no measuring divisions on the hand wheel. It may be a model built to help plan the construction of a larger machine, or a small example that was never completed.

Details

Category:
Industrial Metrology
Object Number:
1900-75
Materials:
brass and steel
type:
micrometer
credit:
Maudsley, Sons and Field