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

Subject: Electronic instruments
Item type: Object
Makers: William Elliott
Provenance: Presented by H. R. Bristow in 2015. Purchased by the donor at an antiques fair in Ardingly, Sussex.
Primary inscriptions: "W ELLIOTT 227 HIGH HOLBORN | LONDON"
Physical material: Wood; Copper Alloy
Object type: Rule
Dimensions: Height: 8mm Width: 377mm Depth: 56mm Weight: 0.15kg
Inventory No: 14680
Accession Number: 2015-3/5

Description

Standard type of hinged parallel rule. "William Elliott 227 High Holborn London" printed on one side of the rule.