Accession No

4527

Brief Description

beam compass, by Elliott Brothers, English, 2/2 19th Century

Origin

England; London; Strand

Maker

Elliott Brothers

Class

drawing

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (electrum, brass, steel); wood (ebony and one other); ivory; plastic (foam)

Dimensions

length 1649mm; breadth 64mm; depth 35mm box length 1690mm; breadth 100mm; height 70mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Christie's, Lot 138, on 24/09/1993.

Inscription

‘Elliott Bros. Strand London.’ (back of the fixed socket)

Description Notes

Ebony beam with inlaid ivory scale, divided [0] - 5 feet 2 inches, numbered by 1 inch, subdivided to 0.1 inches. Two electrum sockets for pins, one fixed at one end of the beam, with inch scale divided to 0.1; the other movable, with a line to mark the length measured. Clamping screws for both sockets and for holding the pins in place.
Two steel pins (no inkbows or pencil present).
Wooden box with brass hinges.

Condition good (box fair); incomplete (inkbows missing).

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