MUSEUM OBJECT
Title:
Elliptograph
Description:
Dimension:W:2.000in L:4.000in
Creator:
Unknown
Dates:
ca. 1819
Abstract:
Brass construction. The instrument consists of a plate supported by an L-shaped arm and foot. A thumbscrew on the plate causes a pencil below to describe the figure, through a train of four gears, the last of which carries the pencil at the end of an arm. (Robert P. Multhauf, "Catalogue of Instruments and Models," 1961).
Call #:
58.50
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