Accession No

4097

Brief Description

dakometer, by Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd., English, 1939

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

metrology; medical;

Earliest Date

1939

Latest Date

1939

Inscription Date

Material

metal

Dimensions

length 262mm; breadth 104mm; thickness 36mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

‘C.I.Co.Ltd C265636’ (support for axes)
‘Patent No 320167/1928’ (reverse)

Description Notes

Dakometer (specialised measuring device) made out of a light coloured metal alloy. On the main axis are two movable struts whose position can be noted using the scale on a parallel axis calibrated in cm 1 - 15 with mm graduations. The bottom strut has a fine screw adjustment and supports a device which could be used for measuring the curvature or diameter of an object. The other movable part also has a scale (0 - 30mm) which measures distance horizontally.

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