Rule, by B. Cole, London, c. 1750

Subject: Measurement
Item type: Object
Makers: Benjamin Cole
Provenance: Presented by the Friends of the Old Ashmolean. Purchased by them from Mrs Alkin. Owned by John Thompson.
Primary inscriptions: Engraved in centre of rule "B; Cole, London." Written in ink on reverse "Thompson Colln"
Physical material: Brass
Object type: Rule
Dimensions: Width: 406mm Depth: 27mm Weight: 0.149kg
Inventory No: 34533
Accession Number: 1932-19/20

Description

15" scales of equal parts (3 to an inch, 2 to an inch); two scales of chords.