Accession No

4091

Brief Description

box of assorted printing blocks and scales, by Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd., 1/2 20th Century

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

miscellaneous

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1950

Inscription Date

Material

metal (copper, white metal); wood (at least 3 types); paper (cardboard, card and one other)

Dimensions

length 235mm; breadth 202mm; height 99mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

Description Notes

Cardboard containing 16 printing blocks, five scales, one packet of card scales and one piece of metal. Printing blocks consist of wooden block with copper or white metal plate engraved with pictures of instruments, circuit diagrams and scales; one is just a copper plate without mount.
Five white metal scales, all temperature scales, some for Celsius, some for Fahrenheit.
15 identical card scales divided 40 - 0 - 40, numbered by 10, subdivided to 1.

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