2 Antique W.F. STANLEY Engine Divided Scales Rules / Rulers ~ England for Sale

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2 Antique W.F. STANLEY Engine Divided Scales Rules / Rulers ~ England For Sale

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2 Antique W.F. STANLEY Engine Divided Scales Rules / Rulers ~ England:
$99.99

2Antique
W.F. STANLEY
Engine Divided Scales
Rules / RulersSlightly bowed. Have owners marks.
Made in england

William Ford Robinson Stanley(2 February 1829 - 14 August 1909) was a British inventor with 78 patents filed in both the United Kingdom and the United States of America. He was an engineer who designed and made precision drawing andmathematical instruments, as well as surveying instruments and telescopes, manufactured by his company \"William Ford Stanley and Co. Ltd.\"

Stanley was a skilled architect who designed and founded the UK\'s firstTrades school, Stanley Technical Trades School (nowHarris Academy South Norwood), as well as designing the Stanley Halls in South Norwood. Stanley designed and built his two homes. He was a noted philanthropist, who gave over £80,000 to education projects during the last 15 years of his life. When he died, most of his estate, valued at £59,000, was bequeathed to trade schools and students in south London, and one of his homes was used as a children\'s home after his death, in accordance with his will.

Stanley was a member of several professional bodies and societies (including theRoyal Society of Arts, theRoyal Meteorological Society(elected 17 May 1876), theRoyal Astronomical Society(elected 9 February 1894) and theBritish Astronomical Association(elected 31 October 1900)).[1][2]Besides these activities, he was a painter, musician and photographer, as well as an author of a variety of publications, including plays, books for children, and political treatises.