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OBJECT TYPE
PROPORTIONAL
DATE
1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1995.0596.001
MANUFACTURER
Stanley
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
London, England

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
NON-FERROUS METAL SCALES & ADJUSTMENT KNOB/ STEEL POINTS/ LEATHER CASE WITH SILK? LINING & METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
17.5 cm
Width
2.5 cm
Height
2.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Mathematics
Category
Drawing & measuring instruments
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Stanley
Country
England
State/Province
Unknown
City
London

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
1920'S+
Canada
ORIGINAL OWNER WAS DONOR'S FATHER, ROBERT FERGUSON LEGGET (1904-1994). HE WAS BRITISH-BORN ENGINEER WHO WAS FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF DIV. OF BUILDING RESEARCH AT NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, WHERE HE WAS EMPLOYED 1947-1969. HE CONTRIBUTED TO DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONALBUILDING CODE (1948-1970) & IS ALSO REMEMBERED FOR HIS RESEARCH IN SOIL & SNOW MECHANICS.
Function
AN INSTRUMENT USED FOR CALCULATING DIMENSIONS BETWEEN POINTS WHEN COPYING DRAWINGS, MAP, CHARTS. ETC. IT MEASURES LENGTHS WITH THE POINTS AT ONE END & CAN, BASED ON WHERE THE PIVOT POINT IS, TRANSLATE THE LENGTH TO AN EQUIVALENT ONE USING A DIFFERENT SCALE, AT THE OTHER END.
Technical
DIVIDERS WERE AWARDED TO R.F. LEGGET AS TELFORD PREMIUM BY INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERS IN BRITAIN. SCOTTISH ENGINEER THOMAS TELFORD (1757-1834), ONE OF FOUNDERS OF SOCIETY WHICH BECAME INSTITUTE. DIVIDERS SUCH AS THIS WERE USED BY NAVIGATORS, SURVEYORS, ARCHITECTS, ETC.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
INCISED LETTERING ON INSTRUMENT READS 'STANLEY, LONDON' & 'TELFORD PREMIUM/ R.F. LEGGET/ STAMPED GOLD LETTERING ON CASE READS 'TELFORD PREMIUM; R.F. LEGGET.'/ GOLD LETTERING INSIDE CASE READS 'STANLEY/ TRADE MARK/ 286, HIGH HOLBORN/ LONDON, W.C.1.'
Missing
KNOB IS DETACHED FROM CASE CLASP
Finish
PLATED & BRUSHED METAL/ RED CASE WITH BLUE LINING
Decoration
N/A

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