France, Louis-Philippe (1830-1848). - Lot 160

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France, Louis-Philippe (1830-1848). - Lot 160
France, Louis-Philippe (1830-1848). Somatomètre or conscript's toise, used to measure soldiers' height, dated 1842. Constructed entirely of pichpin, on each side of the toise are two pewter plates inscribed "SOMATOMÈTRE INVENTION LAVERGNE À POITIERS 1842" and serial no. N°177. On the left side of the height gauge, a pewter ruler graduated in cm measures the height of the conscripts, and a second pewter plate indicates the regulation sizes for each army corps, i.e. : "1ME 56 - line and light infantry - 1MT 67 - engineers - Mres-chasseurs-hussards crews - 1MT 70 artillery-dragons-lanciers - 1MT 75 cuirassiers - 1MT 76 carabiniers". Complete. (Wear and age patina, good condition). 206 cm (Folded 140 cm) x 31 cm x 48 cm.
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