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Maker
Benjamin Cole
(1695-1766)
Inscriptionssur la partie en laiton : COLE Maker at ye [the] \ ORRERY \ in Fleet Street \ London
Date
1740-1780
Medium / Technique
Wood: boxwood; metal: brass
Cut, assembled and engraved
Cut, assembled and engraved
DimensionsWidth: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Thickness: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Length: 32.3 cm (12 11/16 in.)
Origin
London, Greater London, England, Europe
Object Number1993.50.1
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase
Status
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Apparatus showing that the trays of a balance should be suspended freely
1770-1800
1983.26.8
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