Accession No

2331

Brief Description

pantagraph by Beilby, 19th C

Origin

Bristol; England

Maker

Beilby

Class

drawing

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

wood (ebony and one other); metal (brass); ivory

Dimensions

box length 620mm; breadth 124mm; height 90mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Peter Delehar, London, England, 22/11/1979.

Inscription

‘BEILBY BRISTOL’ (long rule)

Description Notes

Ebonised wood. Four rules joined together in pairs. Smaller pair jointed to longer in centre; joins by brass pins extended to legs with ivory castors.
Two brass sliding pencil holders with knurled brass clamps on one long and one short rule, marked ‘B’ and ‘D’. Rules graduated 1-2 to 1-12.
Fixed brass plate with pencil holder on second long rule; marked ‘C’.
One brass point. One brass pencil holder with string notch and hollow top. Weighted base. Fitted wooden box.

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