Accession No

3979

Brief Description

anthropometric head callipers, by Mathieu, French, 19th Century

Origin

France; Paris

Maker

Mathieu

Class

physiology

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

metal

Dimensions

length 270mm; maximum extension 315mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased at the Scientific Instruments Fair, London, England, 21/05/1993.

Inscription

‘MATHIEU
A PARIS’ (end of scale)

Description Notes

anthropometric head callipers (aka calipers), by Mathieu, 19th century.

Pair of metal callipers with knurled screw clamp and orthogonal scale divided 1 - 9, 0 - 9, 1 - 5, numbered by 1, graduated to 0.2. Each unit 7mm long.

Condition fair; complete

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