LYHNF2016.67 Proportional dividers

Accession number: LYHNF2016.67

Object category: Instrument

Object name: Proportional dividers

Description: 67.1 Instrument, [surveying], 'proportional dividers' with decimal scaling. Steel, two-legged adjustable divider with [vernier] scale, made by Staedtler, Germany. Also: 67.2 case, for item 67.1. Hinged, two-piece [wood] case with black [fabric] exterior and faded gold lettering: 'Staedtler, 55468, made in W. Germany'. Blue [velvet], moulded interior. Opening mechanism is via two pull-out pins located at case ends. Also: 67.3 Paper document, folded instructions, with printed words: 'Directions for use of Proportional Dividers'. Also: 67.4 Paper document, folded, with hand-written settings, for use with item 67.1.

Primary Reference: 911

Last import: January 29, 2021