A Set of Napier’s Bones by J. Rabone made for the Melbourne International Exhibition 1880
£2,300
Circa
1880
Maker
Rabone
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
An excellent and rare set of fifteen bones and associated bone for squares and cubes, made of boxwood, with a tabula fixed to original case. They are unsigned but by J. Rabone and accompanied by a bronze medal awarded to ” J. Rabone and Sons Birmingham Rules Levels and Tapes”
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Fletcher
Fletcher Wallis
Fletcher Wallis sells objects and books relating to the history of science, medicine and technology Arcade. He publishes books through Vernier Press, including Antique Medicine Chests, and Corkscrew Patents from 1795. He has been dealing for forty eight years.
