Accession No

5877

Brief Description

integrating planimeter with wooden box, used at the Department of Geography, by Engineering Laboratory, designed by D. Masson Smith, English, 1952

Origin

England; Cambridge; University of Cambridge; Engineering Laboratory

Maker

Engineering Laboratory, University of Cambridge [maker] Masson Smith, D. [designer]

Class

calculating; drawing

Earliest Date

1952

Latest Date

1952

Inscription Date

1952

Material

metal; wood; plastic; cloth (felt)

Dimensions

box; width 180mm, length 580mm, depth 92mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Earth Sciences Department on 14/10/2002. Made for the Geology Department (now called Earth Sciences) by the Engineering Department.

Inscription

hand written inside lid of box in pen;
INTEGRATING PLANIMETER.
DEPT. GEOLOGY.
MADE BY ENGINEERING LAB. CAMB. 1952
to DESIGN OF D. MASSON SMITH.
(in pencil) 0.362 m/gal per revolution
100’ slabs p = 2.5
written in pen on sticker; D.A.2

Description Notes

Integrating planimeter with wooden box, 1952. There are three static feet and one point, with the recording mechanism attached by a pivot. There are three scales in total, two on the recording mechanism and one marked out on one of the metal bars.

One of the wooden blocks in which one foot stands inside the box is loose and there is also a silver piece of metal that appears unrelated to the instrument. There is a burgundy piece of felt glued to the inside bottom of the box.

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