Measuring Instrument with Circular Dial
notes: label: Description
content: This brass instrument has a circular disc with a pointer in the middle , a glass cover with brass rim, and a brass handle. The glass cover may be removed from the dial..
label: Description
content: The disc has two scales, the handle has one. One scale on the disc runs all the way around the outer edge from, 0 t0 60, divided four parts to a unit. The inner scale runs from 0 to 47 (not all the way around), also divided four parts to a unit.. The scale on the handle is divided to centimeters and subdivided to millimeters. A bar moves inside this scale. However, moving this does not seem to effect the dial or the pointer.
label: Description
content: A mark on the dial reads: I Ф H B.
label: Description
content: According to museum records, the object is French. It was acquired in 1965.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: owner, prior
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Mathematics
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content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MA.326475
label: catalog number
content: 326475
label: accession number
content: 260032
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Measuring Instrument
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1.8 cm x 9.1 cm x 18.7 cm; 23/32 in x 3 19/32 in x 7 3/8 in