Scale, engineer's

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OBJECT TYPE: BEVELLED
DATE: 1850–1880
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0395.001

MANUFACTURER: Troughton & Simms
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 15
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BONE AND/OR IVORY SCALE.

Dimensions

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

Length: 31.5 cm
Width: 2.7 cm
Height: N/A
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: Troughton Simms
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THESE ENGINEER'S SCALES PRESUMABLY USED C. 1850S-C. 1900.
Canada: MARCUS SMITH WAS BORN IN NORTHUMBRIA, ENGLAND IN 1831 AND WORKED IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND SURVEY OF EARLY BRITISHRAILWAYS. HE EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1849 AND WORKED ON THE GREAT WESTERN AND NIAGARA & DETROIT RIVER RAILWAY (UNTIL 1860) AND INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY (RESTIGOUCHE NB DISTRICT) (1868-72); FROM 1872-86 SMITH WORKED FOR THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, AND WAS ACTING ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF DURING THE ABSENCE OF SIR SANFORD FLEMING (1876-78). HIS LAST POST WAS AS A CONSULTING ENGINEER TO THE CANADIAN GOV'T. (1886-92) MARCUS SMITH DIED IN 1901. (REF. 1)
Function: USED TO CALCULATE DIFFERENCES IN SIZE FROM ORIGINAL SCALED DRAWINGS.
Technical: COLLECTION OF ENGINEER'S SCALES (11) AND ARCHITECT'S RULES (2), STORED AND PRESUMABLY USED TOGETHER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "TROUGHTON & SIMMS. LONDON" incised in centre front of scale. Also marked "10" below scales of 0-12 and 12-0, and "66" below scales of 0-80 and 80 to 0.
Missing: EACH SCALE IS COMPLETE IN ITSELF.
Finish: CREAM-COLOUR SCALES BEAR BROWN/BLACK MARKINGS.
Decoration: N/A

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Troughton & Simms, Scale, engineer's, circa 1850–1880, Artifact no. 2002.0395, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0395.001/

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