Object Details
maker
W. & S. Jones
Description
A pantograph is a mechanical device for copying images. The "W. & S. Jones” inscription on this example is that of a firm that was in business in London from 1791 to 1859, offering a wide range of mathematical, optical, and philosophical instruments. According to the accession file, this is one of a group of objects made in the third quarter of the nineteenth century. Hence the rough date assigned. The file also indicates that the pantograph was used by the U.S. Coast Survey for plotting courses.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Haverford College
date made
ca 1860
ID Number
1981.0745.04
catalog number
1981.0745.04
accession number
1981.0745
Object Name
pantograph
Measurements
overall (box): 3 3/4 in x 5 5/8 in x 28 in; 9.525 cm x 14.2875 cm x 71.12 cm
overall: 4 in x 27 7/8 in x 5 5/8 in; 10.16 cm x 70.8025 cm x 14.2875 cm
place made
United Kingdom: England, London
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1813397