Accession No

5954

Brief Description

wooden imperial scale rule by Anker; mid to late 20th C

Origin

Maker

Anker

Class

drawing; weights & measures

Earliest Date

1940

Latest Date

1980

Inscription Date

Material

wood (boxwood)

Dimensions

length 319 mm; width 30 mm; depth 3mm

Special Collection

Brian Harland collection

Provenance

Donated on or before 10/07/2003.

Inscription

'1/2500'
'ENGINE DIVIDED' 'ANKER' '860'
'1/500' (on one flat side)
'6" TO 1 MILE'
'1/1250' (on other flat side)

Description Notes

wooden imperial scale rule for use with maps; mid to late 20th C

Two scales on each side of the rule. On one side: scale '1/1250' marked 0-12 in intervals of 0.5 and scale '6" to 1 mile' marked 0-10000 in intervals of 50. On other side: scale '1/2500' marked 0-25 in intervals of 0.1 and scale '1/500' marked 0-50 in intervals of 0.1

condition good; complete

References

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