- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Base board 'stock' for slide rule.
- Long description
- Base board 'stock' for slide rule with 9 thin wooden rules stamped with numbers in black ink. [MJD (Verve) 27/6/2017]
- Geographical reference
- England London
- Cultural groups
- English
- Person
- Maker Aston and Mander, London
- Field collector Unknown Collector
- PRM source Michael Augustus Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers
- PRM source George Anthony Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers
- Date / Period
- Date made: 1800-1900
- Date collected
- By 1901
- Acquisition information
- Loaned: 1971
- Materials and processes
- Material Box Wood Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Stamped
- Dimensions
- Thick: max 13 mm, Width: max 165 mm, Length: max 660 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1971.30.11.3
Search terms: Measurement, Tool, Scientific Apparatus, Writing, Measuring Device
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