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Section pen

1876

Dotting pen; 6 inch, with four wheels for dots

1876

Protractor scale

1876

Excentrolinead, length of ivory scale = 6 inches

1876

Six portable beam heads: 2 plain points

1876

One curve (guide) pen

1876

Gunter's scale, boxwood, 2' x 2"

1876

Protractor ivory, on ivory, 5"x1 9/16"

1876

Barnard's Co-ordinate spiral slide rule

1909

Point, one of three, for enlarged sectional compass dividers

1876

Allbrit compensating polar planimeter

1969-1976

Allbrit radial planimeter for chart measuring

1956-1958

Allbrit square root radial planimeter with pivot bolt for measuring charts from Ranarex carbon dioxide recorder

1955-1957

Allbrit sliding bar compensating polar planimeter with weighted arm

1974-1976

Allbrit rule-form linear planimeter with magnifier and hand magnifier

1964-1966

Allbrit [rule-form] linear planimeter

1974-1976

Allbrit rule-form linear planimeter with magnifier and hand magnifier

1957-1959

Allbrit fixed index compensating polar planimeter with the wrong weighted arm

1974-1976

Allbrit sliding bar compensating polar planimeter with weighted arm

1946-1948

Prototype Allbrit linear arm for a continuous chart planimeter model A8350 by Stanley

1971-1973

Parallel rule, 18 inch, metal, rolling type

1876

Beam compasses

1876

Beam compasses

1876

Parallel rule, 18 inch, wood, rolling type

1876

Field's parallel rule

1876

Parallel rule, 6-inch, ivory, rolling type

1876

Parallel rule

1876

Pocket surveying level, British, 1951-1960

1951-1960

Brass Dollond-pattern frame sounding quintant.

1918-1923

Prismatic surveying compass by W. F. Stanley & Co. Ltd.

1900-1920

Cylindrical slide rule with scales of dimensions and weight

Cardboard drawing curves in case

Box of wooden drawing curves

Box containing three identical weighted arms for Allbrit compensating polar planimeters by Stanley

1955-1958

Instructional theodolite by W F Stanley & Co Ltd

1960
Folding arm protractor, 6 inch; brass, divided in half degrees on silver, reading by vernier to one minute of arc. Distance between points about 12 inches

Folding arm protractor

1876
Parallel rule, 6-inch, ivory and electrum, ordinary pattern, (single parallelogram)

Parallel rule

1876
[Collection of miscellaneous historical material re W.F. Stanley & Co. Ltd. ca. 1879-1987. Comprises financial records; ms. instrument number books (for theodolites, levels, planimeters, sextants etc.); papers re operations in India, etc. Some legal documents go back to 1796. 9 boxes + 2 lever-arch files + 6 folders. Listing available]

Collection of miscellaneous historical material re W.F. Stanley & Co. Ltd. ca. 1879-1987

circa 1879-1987
Rapid traverser, combined theodolite and plane table, by W.F. Stanley, London, England, 1925-1928.

Combined theodolite & plane table, 1925-1928

1925-1928
Set of six boxwood drawing scales with offsets, in fitted case, by Stanley, Great Turnstile, London (B4349, A180468).

Set of six boxwood drawing scales with offsets

Heyde's Aktino-photometer made by W.F. Stanley & Co. Cylindrical extinction meter. Rotating continuous wedge moves under blue-glass eyepiece. High-low filter. (See 536 - larger)

Heyde's Aktino-photometer

"Road" 6-inch drawing pen and pencil

"Road" 6-inch drawing pen and pencil

1876
Three points for compass dividers, &c. Enlarged sectional examples

Three points for compass dividers

1876
Geometrical pen by W.F. Stanley, in box, Great Turnstile, London

Geometrical pen by W.F. Stanley

Surveyor's crosshead, adjustable, cased, by Stanley, London, c.1900.

Surveyor's crosshead

1895-1905
Surveyor's crosshead, octagonal, cased, by Stanley, London, c.1920.

Surveyor's case

1915-1925
Twenty-seven mixed brass and copper stencils for numbers and letters by W.F. Stanley, early 20th century, plus unused stencil brush (cork stopper missing from handle), Great Turnstile, London

Twenty-seven mixed brass and copper stencils for numbers and letters by W.F. Stanley

1900-1910
Harmonic analyser by Stanley, London, serial no. 30, in wooden case with instructions.

Harmonic analyser by Stanley

1948-1951
Eidograph by Stanley, Great Turnstile, London, 3 feet long, in fitted box

Eidograph by Stanley

1900-1920
Fuller's spiral slide rule in mahogany case, no. 4926/21, with brass adaptor for forming stand; with descriptive booklet "Prof. Fuller's Calculating Slide Rules" made by W. F. Stanley & Co. Ltd., Great Turnstile, London

Fuller's Spiral cylindrical slide rule

1921