Object Details
maker
Starke, Christoph
Description
This flyer is printed in German and describes the capabilities of 1986.0633.01, a wheel and disc planimeter invented in the mid-19th century. It was printed by Ludwig Mayer in Vienna and is marked: Draht Nro. 3 (11). It is signed by Starke & Kammerer. Gustav Starke (1832–1917), son of the Vienna instrument maker Georg Christoph Starke (1794–1865), formed a partnership with Karl Kammerer in 1873 that sold scientific instruments until 1917, although Starke apparently moved to Switzerland by 1904. Their sons, both named Gustav, operated a branch of the firm in San Francisco from 1889 to 1892.
The photograph also shows 1986.0633.03, an older copy of the flyer; three tacks and a key that were found in the case for 1986.0633.01; and a heavy spring around a bolt with a hook that was received with the object but apparently does not belong to it.
Reference: Louis F. Drummeter, Jr., "Starke & Kammerer in San Francisco," Rittenhouse 5 (1990): 25–32.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
after 1866
ID Number
1986.0633.02
accession number
1986.0633
catalog number
1986.0633.02
Object Name
sheet
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 28 cm x 21.5 cm; 11 1/32 in x 8 15/32 in
place made
Austria: Vienna state, Vienna
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Planimeters
Science & Mathematics
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
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Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_904616