Boxed Stanley Eidograph
AssociatedAssociated with
Walker and Duncan
ManufacturerManufactured by
Stanley
InventorInvented by
William Wallace
(Dysart, Kirkcaldy, Scotland, 1768 - 1843)
Object NameEidograph
Mediumwood, steel, brass
ClassificationsScience And Technology
Dimensions14 x 18 x 81cm (box)
AcquisitionPresented in 2004.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS069529
About MeThe Eidograph was invented sometime about 1831 by William Wallace of Edinburgh. Wallace was a mathematician, born in Dysart in 1768. Similar to the pantograph the eidograph allows a draughtsman to copy drawings and plans to the same or different scales (enlarged or reduced). The Eidograph, although more complex than the pantograph is more stable hence given better accuracy. The maker of this model, Stanley made their first instruments in the 1860s and it continued to appear in the company's catalogues to the 1960s. This Eidograph was originally used in the Aberdeen firm Walker and Duncan, Chartered Engineers, Architects and Surveyor.
John Cook & Son Limited
30 September 1891
John Cook & Son Limited
19 February 1906
c. 1840
Richard Irvin & Sons Ltd
