Antique Scientific Instruments

Antique Meurand Protractor, Paris French Ca1792 Brass

Antique Meurand Protractor, Paris French Ca1792 Brass
Antique Meurand Protractor, Paris French Ca1792 Brass
Antique Meurand Protractor, Paris French Ca1792 Brass
Antique Meurand Protractor, Paris French Ca1792 Brass
Antique Meurand Protractor, Paris French Ca1792 Brass

Antique Meurand Protractor, Paris French Ca1792 Brass
Offered for sale is an antique Brass French Protractor by Meurand Quai de l` Horloge, of Paris France and dated c. 1792, the maker being Charles Joseph Meurand.

The protractor is graded with two engraved scales, calibrated for Cordes, Solides, boulets, Poligones, plans, pieces -- 3 7/8 long, the lacquered- brass half protractor, signed Meurand quai de l'Horloge, Paris. The name of the maker is engraved in flamboyant style.

It measures approximately 2.6 x 3.8 inches. It is hand engraved with inner and outer scales. The outer edges are tapered.

The straight edges are beveled. Scientific Instruments, by John Fitzmaurice Mills, Aurum Press. Scientific Instruments of the 17th & 18th Centuries and their Makers, by Maurice Daumas, Portman Press. This product would make a wonderful addition to any scientific instrument collection when displayed in a prominent place, being a grand collectible item that would adorn any serious collector's prized scientific instrument accumulations, while showing a discriminating dedication for fine scientific instrument items as well as a devotion to acquiring fine collectibles.

Provenance: Sotheby's 1996, March. Please note that the photos form a part of the condition description. The item "ANTIQUE MEURAND PROTRACTOR, PARIS FRENCH CA1792 BRASS" is in sale since Wednesday, August 5, 2020. This item is in the category "Antiques\Science & Medicine (Pre-1930)\Scientific Instruments\Other Antique Science Equip". The seller is "captainmadison" and is located in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania.

This item can be shipped worldwide.

  • Maker: MEURAND
  • Original/Reproduction: Original


Antique Meurand Protractor, Paris French Ca1792 Brass