Dancer Ruler

Made:
1860-1870 in Manchester
maker:
John Benjamin Dancer
Dancer Ruler Ivory twelve-inch ruler, made by J. B. Dancer, Manchester, c

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Dancer Ruler
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Ivory twelve-inch ruler, made by J. B. Dancer, Manchester, c
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Ivory twelve-inch ruler; units divided in inches/tenths, and half-inches/twentieths, which are marked on the two bevelled edges on the face.

Made by John Benjamin Dancer.

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Object Number:
Y1973.64
Materials:
ivory
Measurements:
overall: 3 mm x 314 mm x 28 mm,
type:
ruler
credit:
Gift of Mr. J.C. Thorp