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

More Information


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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