Slide rule
Rix
Category
Wooden objects
Date
1770 - 1800
Materials
Boxwood [buxus sempervirens]
Measurements
305 mm (Length); 29 mm (W); 24 mm (H)
Place of origin
White Cross Street
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1338223
Summary
Excise Officer's Gauge. English, late 18th century. Slide rule in boxwood. Square in section with slides on all four faces. Makers mark inscribed inside 'RIX Maker in Shrewsbury Court in White Cross Street near Cripple Gate. London'.
Provenance
CPW Item number 142.4 Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Marks and inscriptions
RIX Maker in Shrewsbury Court in White Cross Street near Cripple Gate. London
Makers and roles
Rix , maker