Accession No

3362

Brief Description

protractor by Secretan, 19th C

Origin

Paris; France

Maker

Secretan

Class

drawing

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass)

Dimensions

length 388mm; breadth 158mm; thickness 34mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from D. Stanley auctions, lot 582, 20/01/1986.

Inscription

‘Secretan Paris’ (arm)

Description Notes

Extended-arm brass protractor with rack and pinion adjustment and a vernier reading to one minute of arc.

References

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