Dividers
40 to 100 €
Wooden dividers with plain points.
Dividers are the oldest measuring tool. Used to transfer measurements or draw circles, they served in every trade: blacksmith, stonemason, architect, joiner, cobbler…
The dividers shown here are made of beech, with two steel points and a brass locking screw. They can be made in any size, from a few centimetres to two metres.
- Materials
- Hêtre, acier, laiton
- Periods
- Antiquity, Merovingians and Carolingians, Middle Ages, French Revolution, Vikings, 12th-13th centuries (Crusades), Hundred Years' War and 15th century, Renaissance, 17th century, 18th century, Modern era