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History of Science Museum

Geometric Chuck

Inventory Number 45950


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.45950

Item type
Object
Object type
Microscopic writing machine
Dimensions
Height: 170mm Width: 450mm Depth: 360mm Weight: 14.75kg
Inventory No
45950

Description

A wooden case with a hinged lid held shut by lock & key and two swing clasps. The Case contains a Geometric Chuck consisting of the main body made of copper alloy and blued Steel, a stand with a wooden crank handle, 41 changing wheels of various different sizes, three screws of different sizes, five washers stored on two Steel and copper alloy pins, four small blued Steel spanners, a chisel with a blued Steel blade and a wooden handle, a socket spanner with wooden handle, and two copper alloy slides. The box also contains two circular boxes, one is a turned and fitted wooden box containing a ring with seven different cutting attachments attached to it. The other is an engraved box which opens on both sides one side is a tray for drawing powder, the other side ten spools with different coloured thread wrapped around them and they have dice-like number markings on their lid going from one to five in the middle of the spools is a small double case containing drawing powder likely charcoal.