Accession No

1592

Brief Description

40-inch standard, by Thomas Charles Robinson, English, 1800-1841

Origin

England; London; Portland; 38 Devonshire Street

Maker

Robinson, Thomas Charles

Class

weights & measures

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1841

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); wood

Dimensions

length 1047mm; breadth 55mm; thickness 4mm box length 1082mm; breadth 80mm; thickness 27mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Mineralogy & Petrology, University of Cambridge, in 08/1971.

Inscription

‘Robinson
38 Devonshire Strt. Portland Place, London’ (obverse)
‘Fahrenheit 60˚’ (obverse)

Description Notes

Scale down the centre of the obverse face, divided 0 - 40, numbered by 1; 0 - 1 subdivided to 1/50, remainder subdivided to 1/20.
Fitted wooden box.

Condition good; complete.

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