- Title:
- Ebony ruler, Great Western Railway
- Object name(s):
- ruler; ruler
- Brief description:
- Ruler; ebony, round, with inset ivorine label inscribed "Ebony ruler said to have formed part of the desk equipment of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, First Engineer of The Great Western Rly. 1833-1858".
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- Running the Railway
- Associated concept:
- tools of the trade and personal accessories
- Associated concept:
- ruler - measuring device
- Associated person:
- Great Western Railway
- Person's association:
- user
- Associated person:
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel
- Person's association:
- user
- Credit line:
- British Railways Board Records Office
- Dimension:
- diameter
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 1 3/8
- Dimension:
- diameter
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 34.925
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 30
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 762
- Material:
- ebony
- Material:
- ivorine
- Object name:
- ruler; ruler
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1833
- Date - latest:
- 1858
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1833
- Date - latest:
- 1858
- Other number:
- 1993-7252
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- 147/717
- Other number type:
- file number
- Responsible department/section:
- NRM - Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/27b5cf4f-3cfd-3f06-87e8-5f2ac0776f36
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/27b5cf4f-3cfd-3f06-87e8-5f2ac0776f36, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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