Collection

Mahogany pantograph by G. Adams in fitted box

Made:
1734-1772 in London
maker:
George Adams
Mahogany pantograph by G

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Mahogany pantograph by G. Adams in fitted box, with brass fittings and inlaid ivory scales, manuscript instructions pasted inside lid (B525; A164911)

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1980-1159
Materials:
mahogany, ivory and brass
type:
scaling drawing instruments and pantographs
credit:
On loan from the Wellcome Trust

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