Amsler Integrater No. 4
J. Amsler-Laffon & Sohn, Schauffhausen, Switzerland
about 1900
Wooden case, 6 separate pieces that assemble into the carriage, plus several extra friction disks, runs on separate track (2007.1.9)
Overall: 24 × 18 × 5 in. (61 × 45.7 × 12.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
2007.1.8
Geography
Place Made: Switzerland, Europe
Period
20th century
Object Name
Scientific Instrument
Research Area
Scientific Instrument
Scientific Instrument: Calculation
Not on view
Provenance
Found in the attic of the Thayer School of Engineering, possibly from the Chandler School; transferred by Dean William Kimball to the Dartmouth College Museum, June 17, 1960; catalogued into the Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, 2002.
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