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Rolling Parallel Rule, by William Elliott, London, c.1830

Inventory Number 14679


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.14679

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by H. R. Bristow in 2015. Purchased by the donor at an antiques fair in Tenterden, Kent.
Primary inscriptions
"W. ELLIOTT * 227 HIGH | HOLBORN LONDON" and "G. O. LEICESTER", presumably the name of the original owner.
Physical material
Ebony
Ivory
Brass
Object type
Rule
Dimensions
Height: 16mm Width: 387mm Depth: 54mm Weight: 296g
Inventory No
14679
Accession Number
2015-3/4

Description

William Elliott was at 227 High Holborn (London) 1827-33; it is the earliest address to have been found on his surviving instruments. The same address is on the standard parallel rule (14680).