Drawing instrument set

Made:
circa 1890 in Manchester
maker:
A G Thornton Limited
Set of drawing instruments, made by A. G Set of drawing instruments, made by A. G Set of drawing instruments, made by A. G Set of drawing instruments, made by A. G Set of drawing instruments, made by A. G

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Set of drawing instruments, made by A. G
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Set of drawing instruments, made by A. G
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Set of drawing instruments, made by A. G
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Set of drawing instruments, made by A. G
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Set of drawing instruments, made by A. G
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Set of drawing instruments, made by A. G. Thornton, Manchester, around 1890.

Details

Category:
Mathematics
Object Number:
Y5000.179
Materials:
wood (unidentified) and metal (ferrous)
Measurements:
Overall: 52 mm x 118 mm x 197 mm, 652 g
type:
drawing instrument set

Parts

Wooden box from drawing Instrument set

Wooden box from drawing Instrument set

Wooden box for drawing instruments. Lined with purple and blue velvet. Made by A.B Thornton Ltd, Manchester, about 1890.

Measurements:
overall: 57 mm x 190 mm x 117 mm,
Materials:
wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
Y5000.179/1
type:
box - container
Wooden tray from drawing set

Wooden tray from drawing set

Wooden Tray

Object is from wooden box.

Measurements:
overall: 15 mm x 175 mm x 100 mm,
Materials:
wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
Y5000.179/2
type:
wooden tray
Drawing instrument set

Drawing instrument set

Straight Compass woth tweezer head drawing instrument. Thornton enscribed.

Object is from wooden tray.

Measurements:
overall: 10 mm x 100 mm x 20 mm,
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
Y5000.179/5
type:
compass with tweezer head drawing instrument
Drawing instrument set

Drawing instrument set

Open Compass with screw top thread drawing instrument set. With pencil lead. Enscribed Thornton on screw

Object is from wooden box.

Measurements:
overall: 8 mm x 83 mm x 35 mm,
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
Y5000.179/8
type:
open compass with screw top thread drawing instrument set
Drawing instrument set

Drawing instrument set

Metal cartridges containing spare pencil lead. Top pulls off. Spare compass points in the cartridge as well.

Objet is from wooden box.

Measurements:
overall: 42 mm 7 mm,
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
Y5000.179/9
type:
metal cartridges containing spare pencil lead
Drawing instrument set

Drawing instrument set

Flat silver pick. Object from wooden box.

Measurements:
overall: 1 mm x 25 mm x 12 mm,
Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
Y5000.179/10
type:
flat silver pick