stand for ruling machine
Date1890-1910
Inventory Number1997-1-0272
ClassificationStand
Subject
Maker
American
User
Bowdoin College, Department of Physics
founded after 1794
Cultural Region
Place of Use
Dimensions17.7 × 19 × 24.9 cm (6 15/16 × 7 1/2 × 9 13/16 in.)
Material
DescriptionThis stand consists of four wooden legs supporting a precise positioning mechanism. Two micrometric screws, one each for the x and y axes, move a square part with a center hole. On top of the latter is a small handle equipped with an endless screw.
It was most likely used as a ruling engine to produce, for instance, diffraction gratings. The part required to actually cut or groove the grating is missing.
It was most likely used as a ruling engine to produce, for instance, diffraction gratings. The part required to actually cut or groove the grating is missing.
Signedunsigned
ProvenanceFrom the Department of Physics, Bowdoin College.
Scientific Shop
Date: 1900-1910
Accessories: Ives' photographic replica of diffraction grating
Ives' photographic replica of circular grating
Object number: WJ0631
Kenneth T. Bainbridge
Date: 1940-1960
Accessories: wrapped in cotton cloth and kept in an envelope
Object number: 2004-1-0444
Jarrell-Ash Company
Date: circa 1946
Object number: 2052a
English
Date: 1800-1850
Accessories: green shagreen-covered case with silver framing and parts
Object number: DW0231
Carl Zeiss Jena
Date: circa 1910
Object number: 1991-1-0004
Walter Balcke
Date: 1955
Accessories: mahogany box with plexiglass lid; pencil; eraser; box of lead; putty ball; cleaning cloth; cardboard instruction card
Object number: 1997-1-1619
J. Duboscq-Soleil
Date: 1850
Object number: 2008-1-0098
Hammond Typewriter Company
Date: circa 1923
Accessories: four Hammond type shuttles for different type faces, each with a wooden storage box; four laminated paper rectangles with symbol placement guide; instruction book, instruction sheets, advertisements, and correspondence (in object file)
Object number: 1996-1-0373
Elliott Brothers
Date: circa 1860
Accessories: original mahogany storage case
trade card from William D. Hocker, Inc
two original curatorial cards
Object number: DW0518