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Description: | Circular instrument dividing engine by unknown maker, England, dated 1815-1825. The cast brass 37 5/8-inch dividing plate is supported on three rollers with a heavy cast metal frame on a massive wooden tripod. The general design is similar to Jesse Ramsden�s original dividing engine. Used, c.1883-1953 at A. J. Bennett and Co Ltd. (founded by Albert Josiah Bennett), Walworth Road, London, England. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | circular dividing engine | Temporal: | 1815-1825 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Unknown maker | Identifier: | 1925-478 | Go to resource |
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