000-100-102-768-C
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Pantograph
An pantograph is an instrument for copying, reducing and enlarging illustrations. This brass example was made around 1890, probably by Mathew Edwards, a scientific instrument maker based in Glasgow.
The pantograph comprises four hinged arms with two sliding, and one fixed, sockets. The arms are supported on ivory wheels. The instrument is engraved: 'M.EDWARDS. OPTICIAN. 209 SAUCHIEHALL STREET.'
In 1891, Mathew Edwards (c.1833-93) left the firm of James White, where he we was one of the two surviving partners, and set up independently as a scientific instrument maker. He died two years later, aged 60.
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000-100-102-768-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland T.1980.179 |
| Date: |
Around 1890
c. 1890
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| Material: |
Brass. Inscription: M. EDWARDS, OPTICIAN, 209 SAUCHIEHALL ST
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| Dimensions: |
530 mm L
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| Who: |
Arthur Frank Collection of Scottish Scientific Instruments
Mathew Edwards, Glasgow (Maker)
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Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
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| Description: |
18" copying pantograph in brass, signed by Mathew Edwards, Glasgow, c. 1890
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| References: |
- Clarke, T.N., Morrison-Low, A.D. & Simpson, A.D.C. Brass & glass scientific instrument making workshops in Scotland as illustrated by instruments from the Arthur Frank Collection at the Royal Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1989. pp 49,50
- Simpson, A.D.C. 'Brewster's Society of Arts and the Pantograph Dispute'. Book of the Old Edinburgh Club. New Series 1 (1991), pp 47-73
- T.N. Clarke, A.D. Morrison-Low and A.D.C. Simpson (1989): "Brass and Glass
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