Collection

Two brass set squares

Two brass set squares, one an equilateral triangle with two edges divided as 90 degree protractors, the other a 30 and 120 degree isosceles triangle with 1/4 inch edge scales, B4365, A50974

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1989-657
Materials:
brass
type:
squaring drawing instruments, set squares and triangle set squares
credit:
On loan from the Wellcome Trust

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