Antique Metalware 18thc Proportional Dividers By Gilbert Of London.
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A rare set of 18thc brass and steel proportional dividers, they are engraved with numbers, "circles" and "lines" on one side and numbers, "planes" and "solids" on the other side.....and as if that is not enough, they are also engraved with the maker Gilbert London. they have a very pleasing shape and a good natural uncleaned colour...a real one for the collector of early technical instruments.
English - London. C1760. (An identical pair were sold at auction in Oct 2013...estimate £800-£1200 - Price realised in sale : £1,750.00)
Additional Information
MS 7913 (AB-178270)
H: 0.5" (1.3 cm)D: 0.7" (1.8 cm)L: 6.3" (16 cm)
18th Century
Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Mark Seabrook Antiques was started in 1996, and his speciality is in 17thc / 18thc Antique Oak & Country Furniture, Antique Metalware, Antique Treen, Delftware, & Early English Pottery . Mark was a member of the BADA from 2006 until 2019, and he has exhibited at all the major English Antique...
