Dividing Engine, Circular
Datecirca 1790
Inventory Number1996-1-0011
ClassificationDividing Engine
Subject
Maker
Jesse Ramsden
1735 - 1800
Place of OriginLondon, England
Dimensions138.5 x 67.5 x 97.5 cm, 200 lb. (54 1/2 x 26 9/16 x 38 3/8 in., 90.7 kg)
Material
Credit LineGift of Dennis & Claire Nardoni in memory of their son, Brian Nardoni
DescriptionGarcelon: "...automated by Whaley and Hamilton of New York City about 1875.", SKETCHES AND VALUATION
SignedSigned "Jesse Ramsden"
FunctionUsed to accurately divide/graduate the arcs on instruments.
ProvenanceBerger Instruments Co.; company was purchased by Chicago Steel and Tape (CST), January 1995; donated to CHSI by CST owners, Dennis and Claire Nardoni, on December 25, 1997.
Historical AttributesGarcelon: "known as Berger's Engine No. 1" Berger Instruments Co. (125 yr old compnay) was purchased by and became a division of Chicago Steel and Tape (as of 1998 called CST Corp.) on January 1995.
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