Patent Model - Dividers

Maker and role
Morton Toulmin, Patentee
John Sherman, Assignee
Production date
May 02 1882
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Object detail

Media/Materials
Metal, pencil
Measurements
25 x 16 3/4 x 1 3/4" (63.5 x 42.5 x 4.4cm)
Description
Toulmin assigned one half of his rights to John Sherman, of the same place. The object of Toulmin's patent "is to furnish an instrument for drawing circles and curved figures with great accuracy and at very low price." (Patent Number 257,413)
Object number
2015.14.3411
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No

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