Standard Gunter's scale and box

Made:: 1823-1840 in London

maker:: Andrew Yeates

Standard Gunter's scale made by Andrew Yeates; brass, 24 inches, in box

Details

Category:: Mathematics

Object Number:: 1910-164

type:: drawing instruments and gunter scales

credit:: J.C. Stevens Auction House

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Parts

Case for Standard Gunter's scale

Materials:: wood

Object Number:: 1910-164 Pt1

type:: instrument cases

Standard Gunter's scale made by Andrew Yeates; brass

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy)

Object Number:: 1910-164 Pt2

type:: scale

Standard Gunter's scale and box

Details

Parts

Case for Standard Gunter's scale

Standard Gunter's scale made by Andrew Yeates; brass

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