Accession No

4606

Brief Description

protractor by John Newman, 1/2 19th C.

Origin

122 Regent Street; London; England

Maker

Newman. John

Class

drawing

Earliest Date

1812

Latest Date

1856

Inscription Date

Material

ivory

Dimensions

153mm length; 33mm width

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased on 05/12/1991.

Inscription

‘* I . Newman 122 Regent Street London *’ (on obverse)

Description Notes

Rectangular protractor in ivory. Has bevelled edges. Degree scale around edge divided [0] - [180] in both directions numbered by 10 subdivided to 1. Scale of quarter inches divided [1] - [0] - 19 numbered by 1, first division dubdivided to 1/48 inch. Scale of half inches divided [1]- [0] - 9 numbered by 1, first section subdivided to 1/24 inch. Three-quarter inch scale divided [1] - [0] - 5 numbered by 1, first section subdivided 1/16 inch. Scale of inches divided [1] -[0] - 4 numbreed by1, first section subdivided to 1/12 inch.

On reverse scales for measuring in 60ths, 50th, 45th, 40thd, 35ths, 30ths of an inch. Below this scales for 1/2 and 1/4 inches with transversal sections for divisions to 100ths.

Condition good (chipped at both ends); complete

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