Accession No

3898

Brief Description

computing scale by Stanley

Origin

Great Turnstile; Holborn; London; England

Maker

Stanley

Class

calculating

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (brass); plastic (ivorine)

Dimensions

box length 582mm; breadth 104 mm; height 48mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1992.

Inscription

‘STANLEY GREAT TURNSTILE HOLBORN LONDON’ (edge of rule)

Description Notes

Wooden rule with 8 different detachable scales. Scales range from 1 to 6 chains, with degrees of acres and roods. Each scale is inscribed ‘TO COMPUTE WITH LINES 1/4 INCH APART’. Ivorine piece included.
Fitted wooden box.

Condition good; incomplete (empty partitions in box)

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