Dividing Engine, Circular
Dateafter 1852
Inventory Number1996-1-0012
ClassificationDividing Engine
Subject
Maker
John H. Temple
1812 - 1877
Place of Origin
Dimensions115 x 118.5 cm (45 1/4 x 46 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dennis & Claire Nardoni in memory of their son, Brian Nardoni
DescriptionOn triangular stand, with 93.5cm between each leg. 1996-1-0012A -> Microscope mounted on bracket 1996-1-0012B -> Box of parts
SignedTemple
FunctionUsed to accurately divide/graduate the arcs on instruments.
ProvenancePurchased from Temple's Window by George Buff & C. L. Berger (Berger Instruments Co.), 1877; Berger Instruments Co. was purchased by and became a division of Chicago Steel and Tape (CST), January 1995; donated to CHSI by CST owners, Dennis and Claire Nardoni, on December 25, 1997.
Historical AttributesKnown as Berger's Engine No. 2 Berger Instruments Co. (125 yr old company) was purchased by and became a division of Chicago Steel and Tape January 1995. 1/23/1998: Now CST. Garcelon: "Built between 1852 and 1872."
Buff & Buff Manufacturing Company
Date: circa 1909
Object number: 5272a.1
Société Genevoise pour la Construction d'Instruments de Physique et de Mécanique
Date: circa 1900
Object number: 1997-1-0354a
Société Genevoise pour la Construction d'Instruments de Physique et de Mécanique
Date: circa 1900
Object number: 1997-1-0354d
Société Genevoise pour la Construction d'Instruments de Physique et de Mécanique
Date: circa 1900
Object number: 1997-1-0354b
Société Genevoise pour la Construction d'Instruments de Physique et de Mécanique
Date: circa 1900
Accessories: wooden case
Object number: 1997-1-0354f