Circular instrument dividing engine.

Made:
1890-1895 in York
designer:
Frederick Cooke
maker:
T. Cooke & Sons

Circular instrument dividing engine designed by Frederick Cooke, at T. Cooke & Sons, London, England around 1890. The cast brass, 28-inch dividing plate, with nine spokes is supported on a heavy wooden tripod stand. The instrument is mechanically similar in design to the large dividing engine completed by Thomas Cooke, the company’s founder in 1865.

Details

Category:
Industrial Metrology
Object Number:
1953-446
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), metal (unknown), wood (unidentified), cast iron, textile and steel (metal)
Measurements:
Overall: 1030 mm x 1020 mm x 900 mm,
type:
circular dividing engine
credit:
Cooke, Troughton and Simms Limited