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Support board for filar telescope micrometer

Made
Component, support board for filar telescope micrometer, wood / metal, E Esdaile, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1940-1950.

A rectangular, wooden support board with a circular footing in the centre to hold the telescope filar micrometer in place. The wooden support board forms part of the storage box for the micrometer. Two brass hooks on the front of the board help it to slide in and out of the storage box. Between the brass hooks is a metal nameplate containing the manufacturer's details.

This object is part of

H10007 Filar telescope micrometer in storage box with accessories, metal / glass / wood / bakelite, Hugo Schroeder / Harley Wood / E Esdaile, Hamburg, Germany / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1874-1945, used at Sydney Observatory, New South Wales, Australia
Filar micrometer made by Hugo Schroeder Hamburg
1874-1945

Summary

Object No.

H10007-3

Object Statement

Support board, for filar telescope micrometer, wood / metal, E Esdaile, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1940-1950, used at Sydney Observatory, New South Wales, Australia

Physical Description

Component, support board for filar telescope micrometer, wood / metal, E Esdaile, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1940-1950.

A rectangular, wooden support board with a circular footing in the centre to hold the telescope filar micrometer in place. The wooden support board forms part of the storage box for the micrometer. Two brass hooks on the front of the board help it to slide in and out of the storage box. Between the brass hooks is a metal nameplate containing the manufacturer's details.

Marks

Nameplate of maker on baseboard, stamped and painted on metal 'E.ESDAILE/ INSTRUMENT MAKER/ 54 HUNTER ST, SYDNEY'.

Short URL

https://ma.as/230524

Dimensions

Height

10 mm

Width

305 mm

Depth

305 mm

Production

Made

Notes

The support board was made by E Esdaile of 24 Hunter St, Sydney New South Wales, Australia between 1940 and 1950.

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Support board for filar telescope micrometer 2020, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 22 January 2021, <https://ma.as/230524>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/230524 |title=Support board for filar telescope micrometer |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=22 January 2021 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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