Artifact Details

Title

Babbage arm

Catalog Number

102626583

Type

Physical object

Description

Brass ring with complex shaped arms.
Piece 1 of 2 (larger fragment) from difference engine No. 2 made in 1992. Second fragment is catalog number 102626582.

Date

1992

Manufacturer

London Science Museum

Place Manufactured

England

Dimensions

3 x 3 x 1.25 in.

Category

Ephemera/other

Credit

Gift of Dr. Thomas Bergin

Lot Number

X2563.2003