assorted metal objects
Dateearly 20th-late 20th Century
Inventory Number1997-1-0187
ClassificationMetal fittings
Subject
Maker
American
?
Cultural Region
Dimensionslargest piece of hardware: 4.3 × 1.8 × 1.8 cm (1 11/16 × 11/16 × 11/16 in.)
Material
AccessoriesItems are stored in a paper bag with the word "Fraction" written on it.
DescriptionFour longer slot-headed flat-top brass screws, four smaller slot-headed round top metal screws, four circular metal washers and one hard-rubber or plastic knob with a brass slot-headed screw and locking washer.
Signedunsigned
FunctionScrews and fasteners.
American
Date: mid 20th-late 20th Century
Accessories: has ruler markings on it, and on the sliding part (which is pulled by a pulley-rope system)
Object number: 1997-1-0039b
American
Date: early 20th-mid 20th Century
Accessories: Stored in a beige piece of cloth
Object number: 1997-1-0061
American
Date: mid 20th-late 20th Century
Object number: 1997-1-0039a
Laboratoire de Physique, Faculté Libre de Lille
Date: circa 1885
Object number: DW0092
Harvard University
Date: late 19th-early 20th Century
Accessories: 1998-1-0457a: might be from same instrument; similar materials and style
Object number: 1998-1-0457b
