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Thornton Drawing Instruments

Thornton Drawing Instruments

1880-1890
Drawing instrument by George Adams

Drawing instrument by George Adams

1765
Protractor scale

Protractor scale

1876
Brass Helicograph, for drawing spirals

Brass Helicograph, for drawing spirals

1850-1853
Patent Stanley drawing pricker

Patent Stanley drawing pricker

1876
Agate drawing tracer

Agate drawing tracer

1876
Protractor and parallel rule combined

Protractor and parallel rule combined

1740-1750
Isograph

Isograph

1876
Folding square with quadrant arc

Folding square with quadrant arc

Drawing Set

Drawing Set

1840-1890
Semi-circular protractor

Semi-circular protractor

Steel drawing tracer

Steel drawing tracer

1876
Parallel rule and protractor with index arm

Parallel rule and protractor with index arm

1865-1875
Brass protractor by Gardner & Co

Brass protractor by Gardner & Co

1857
Brass drawing instrument

Brass drawing instrument

Part of protracting parallel rule by W. & S. Jones

Part of protracting parallel rule by W. & S. Jones

Protracting parallel rule; component

Protracting parallel rule; component

'Road' 6-inch drawing pencil

'Road' 6-inch drawing pencil

1876
Verner's military sketching instrument

Verner's military sketching instrument

Bing's "Circular Square"

Bing's "Circular Square"

Patent reservoir drawing pen

Patent reservoir drawing pen

Protracting parallel rule; component

Protracting parallel rule; component

Cymograph made by Stanley

Cymograph made by Stanley

Antigraph made by Stanley

Antigraph made by Stanley

'Road' 6-inch drawing pen

'Road' 6-inch drawing pen

1876
Protracting parallel rule by W. & S. Jones

Protracting parallel rule by W. & S. Jones

1800-1860
Centrograph by W.F. Stanley

Centrograph by W.F. Stanley

1876
Two mounted "Circular Squares"

Two mounted "Circular Squares"

6 1/2-inch Stanley drawing pen

6 1/2-inch Stanley drawing pen

1876
6 1/2-inch Stanley drawing pen

6 1/2-inch Stanley drawing pen

Elliptic trammel by W.F. Stanley, London, 1876.

Elliptic trammel by W.F. Stanley, London, 1876.

1876
Pricker, with 4 3/4-inch needle point

Pricker, with 4 3/4-inch needle point

1876
Metograph, in mahogany case, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". (drawing instrument)

Metograph, in mahogany case

1850-1851
(a) Cymograph made by Stanley; (b) Antigraph made by Stanley

Cymograph and Antigraph made by Stanley

1876
Verner's military sketching instrument by J.H. Steward with case.

Verner's military sketching instrument

Circular protractor 6-inch, engraved "Watkins and Hill Charing Cross London"; divided in degrees and numbered 0 to 360 degrees; in wood case with inlaid brass plate engraved "H.O. ^ 7"

Circular brass protractor, 1818-1856

1818-1856
Brass protractor

Brass protractor

1857
Drawing Instrument in case, GNR, Set of 5 brass handled drawing instruments in velvet lined mahogany case. Belonged to Edmond Denison, Chairman of GNR, 1852. 7 1/4"x2 3/4"x1". Consists of one pair long joint dividers, one pair adjustable dividers, one steel divider attachment, one drawing pen attachment, one pencil attachment. Box also contains one North Eastern Railways pen nib and an assortment of adjustment screws.

Drawing instrument in case

Drawing instruments in small leather case, containing 1 pair spring bow of compasses with pencil attachment, 1 pair of spring bow compasses with drawing pen attachment and 1 pair of spring bow dividers. Made by A.G. Thornton Ltd, Paragon Works, Manchester. Dimensions: 3 1/2"x3"

Drawing instruments in small leather case

Semicircular brass protractor by William Wilton, in original mahogany case; circle about 4 3/8" radius, divided in half degrees and reading by vernier to one minute of arc ( portion of lid (of case) broken at one hinge)

Semicircular brass protractor by William Wilton

1825-1859
Six inch circular protractor by John Troughton, in mahogany case, c.1785

Circular protractor, 1765-1770

1765-1770
Aluminium scale ruler, scales 1/8 and 1/4, for use with E.R. Zenthon patented protractor.

Scale Ruler, 1/8 and 1/4 scales

1960-1970
Aluminium scale ruler, scales 40 and 20, for use with E.R. Zenthon patented protractor.

Scale Ruler, 20 and 40 scales

1960-1970
Aluminium scale ruler, scales 10 and 20, for use with E.R. Zenthon patented protractor.

Scale Ruler, 10 and 20 scales

1960-1970
Aluminium scale ruler, scales 1/1250 feet and 6 in=1 mile feet, for use with E.R. Zenthon patented protractor.

Scale Ruler, 1/1250 feet and 6 in=1 mile feet scales

1960-1970
Perspex sheet, for use with E.R. Zenthon patented protractor.

Perspex Sheet for use in Plotting

1960-1970
Part of drawing instrument.

Part of Drawing Instrument

Semicircular glass protractor, by H Hughes and Son (B498; A200809 pt)

Semicircular glass protractor

1851-1875
Box of drawing instruments: cardboard box containing set squares, protractors, small french curves and other scales for drawing office use, box marked " Black Waterlow & Sons Limited". See notes for content

Box of set squares, protractors and french curves

Circular plotting protractor patented by E.R. Zenthon in 1960, aluminium 2ft inner diameter.

Circular plotting protractor patented by E.R. Zenthon in 1960

1960-1970