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Pair of seventeenth-century dividers

1600-1699

Semi-circular protractor

Steel dividers

One of three 12 inch scales of equal parts by Elliott

One of three 12 inch scales of equal parts by Elliott

Trigonometer serving as protractor and parallel rule

1902-1920

Panmetron, "universal scale" for measurement and calculation invented by James Jordan

1823

Gunner's rule incorporating Brigadier Borgard's Scale for English Weight & Foot Measure

Marquois universal parallel scale, 1796 or 1797

1796-1797

Protractor and scale

Brass reduction compass for setting out lines in proportion

Gunter's scale, early example, boxwood, 2' long

Rectangular drawing instrument in brass

1865

Patent protractor in form of set square

1885-1895

Pair of compasses in case

Callipers (c. 1800)

1800

Dividers with rack-and-pinion separation adjustment and micrometer screw

Set of drawing instruments in mahogany case

Protractor, silver 2 1/16 inches diameter

1740-1760

Boxwood Sector, 1680-1720

1680-1720

drawing instrument sets; dividers (compass)

Steel dividers by W and C Wynn

1787-1899

logarithmic scale

1800-1805

Equarrimetre, form of rectangular protractor with sliding cursor

1918-1922

Semicircular protractor

Brass protractor with two blades for setting out and measuring angles

1740-1749

Geometrical pen

A.G. Thornton Drawing Set

1890

Protractor with plummet clinometer

1876

Drawing pen for red ink

1876

Lithographic drawing pen

1876

"Best" patent enlarging and reducing scale made by W.F.Stanley

Steel drawing pen

1876

Standard 6" diagonal scale in case; brass 6 7/8" x 3 7/16" screwed by 4 screws to mahogany base with a mahogany cover

Ivory protractor by Ross, London

1830-1859

Gauger's scale; boxwood; 2 foot

1808-1844

Twelve - inch scale in case, by "Donkin, London"

Tripartite semi-circular protractor

1791-1859

"Keith's Improv'd Scale"

Gunner's calliper in electrum and ivory

1816-1850

Combination dividers

1772-1795

Circular protractor 7 7/8 inch

1751-1773

Circular protractor

Six inch protractor

Cased set of varnished card drawing scales by Holtzapffel & Co.

1839-1900

Rectangular protractor and plain scale

1800-1819

Wooden scale ruler

1839-1865

Protractor scale

1876

Circular protractor, engraved: 'Dollond London'

Semicircular rolling protractor rule