Ruling engine

maker:: Otto Hilger

Ruling engine, made by Otto Hilger for the late Lord Blythswood, 1888-1897. Nut for engine acquired from NPL in Nov 1979.

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1958-224

type:: engines

credit:: National Physical Laboratory.

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Ruling engine

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