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Title:
Sir John Barton's scheme for preventing forgery of Bank of England notes'
Object name(s):
letters; letters
Brief description:
['Sir John Barton's scheme for preventing forgery of Bank of England notes' / John Barton. ca.1819. 1 sheet, bearing fifty engravings, each 1 1/2" square and each of a unique pattern. Sheet originally mounted on piece of linen which bears the title [assigned in 1931?] and "Various combinations of engraved cubes probably done on Lathe with overhead motion & some in dividing Engine". See MS 1359 for letter relating to this item]
Collection:
Science Museum Group
Credit line:
Barton, B.V.
Dimension:
height
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
19 11/16
Dimension:
height
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
500
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
9 13/16
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
250
Object name:
letters; letters
Object production date:
Date - earliest / single:
1814
Date - latest:
1824
Object production date:
Date - association:
made
Date - earliest / single:
1819
Date - latest:
1819
Object production person:
Barton, John, Sir, 1771-1834
Other number:
1931-1138
Other number type:
accession number
Other number:
MSL/0013
Other number type:
Adlib Reference number
Other number:
4160/1/1
Other number type:
file number
Responsible department/section:
SCM - Archive
Non confidential restriction level:
level2

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c444b903-65f6-33d0-979b-4dc3b08ab1c8

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c444b903-65f6-33d0-979b-4dc3b08ab1c8, Science Museum Group, CC BY

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