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A rare Jesse Ramsden-type Dividing Engine, English, dated 1830,

Item Details

Description

A rare Jesse Ramsden-type Dividing Engine, English, dated 1830,
signed Made by William Rothwell Bacup Lancashire Anno 1830, the 24-inch diameter brass dividing wheel with double 360 degree scale, rotating mandrel, two hand operated cutting tools, on oak table supported by black painted wooden trestle stand,
40in x 27in x 40in (102cm x 69cm x 102cm)
Footnotes:
Dividing engines mechanised the process of dividing scales for small instruments such as octants and sextants in the late 18th and throughout the 19th centuries. The instrument was fixed to the top of the engine, and angular divisions were marked on it using the engine's precision screw and a ratchet. Jesse Ramsden constructed the first such engine in London in 1767, later reluctantly sharing its design with other makers at the request of the government's Board of Longitude.

Literature
For similar dividing engine by John Troughton see Anthony Turner, Early Scientific Instruments, Sotheby's Publication 1987 p. 217.

THIS LOT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW AT THE BONHAMS OXFORD WAREHOUSE BY APPOINTMENT
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: W
W Lot is located in the Bonhams Warehouse and will only be available for collection from this location.

Condition

Appears to be all original but unsure if it is complete. There are two small hand tools that came with the machine that appear to be of the period. Average condition overall.