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1971.30.10.2

Hinged wooden case for a pair of callipers [SM (Verve) 12/6/2017]

1971.30.10.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hinged wooden case for a pair of callipers [SM (Verve) 12/6/2017]
Long description
Hinged wooden case painted red on the outside. A section of the inside of the box is moulded into the shape of callipers and covered with dark blue velvet. The lid of the box has two small wooden supports covered on one end with the same blue velvet glued on it to prevent the callipers moving around inside the case. The case lid is attached with two brass hinges. The case is held closed with two hook shaped copper alloy catches that lock into two screws in the lid. The inside of the lid has the following stamped on it in dark blue/purple ink "ELLIOTT BROTHERS, 101, ST. MARTINS LANE" [SM (Verve) 12/6/2017]
Cultural groups
English
Date / Period
Date made: 1820-1900
Date collected
By 1900
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1971
Materials and processes
Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Velvet Textile, Material Pigment, Process Carpentered, Process Woven, Process Forged (Metal), Process Glued, Process Stamped
Dimensions
Height: max 53 mm, Width: max 202 mm, Length: max 452 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1971.30.10.2

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