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Pocket Case of Drawing Instruments, by William Elliott, London, 1830s or 1840s

Inventory Number 14687


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.14687

Item type
Object
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.