Part of circular instrument dividing engine.
Parts of a circular dividing engine, 4ft diameter, by Troughton and Simms, c. 1845.
- Object Number:
- 1953-447 Pt1
- type:
- circular dividing engine and component - object
Circular instrument dividing engine.
- Made:
- 1842 in Fleet Street
- maker:
- William Simms
Circular instrument dividing engine made by William Simms, London, England in 1842 has been modified over time (wooden stand made at the Science Museum, 1954). The cast gunmetal, 46-inch dividing plate, with 4320 divisions on a inlaid silver ring is signed and dated, ‘Troughton & Simms, London, 1842’. The engine is similar to that made by Edward Troughton in 1793.
Details
- Category:
- Industrial Metrology
- Object Number:
- 1953-447
- type:
- circular dividing engine
- credit:
- Cooke, Troughton and Simms Limited
Parts
Part of circular instrument dividing engine.
Additional parts of a circular dividing engine, 4ft diameter, by Troughton and Simms, c. 1845 complete with a wooden stand built in the Museum in 1954. stand b
- Object Number:
- 1953-447 Pt2
- type:
- circular dividing engine and component - object
