- Subject
- Drawing instruments
- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- William Elliott
- Provenance
- Presented by H. R. Bristow in 2015.
- Primary inscriptions
- Sector stamped "W. ELLIOTT. | LONDON", and on other side original owner's name "LUKE B. HIGGINS" Protractor stamped "W. ELLIOTT. 268 HIGH HOLBORN LONDON"
- Object type
- Drawing instrument
- Dimensions
- Height: 172mm Width: 75mm Depth: 35mm Weight: 329g
- Inventory No
- 14687
- Accession Number
- 2015-3/9
Description
Black fish skin-covered pocket case containing the usual set of drawing and mathematical instruments. William Elliott's stamped signature is on the sector and the rectangular protractor.
Contents: six-inch Ivory sector, ivory & copper alloy parallel rule (blank), ivory rectangular protractor (with other scales), copper alloy compasses, copper alloy pointer/spatula, ivory-handled pen, copper alloy dividers, copper alloy pen attachment, copper alloy pencil attachment (with pencil), smaller copper alloy dividers.
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