A text-book of geometrical drawing, for the use of mechanics and schools, in which the definitions and rules of geometry are familiarly explained .. (1850)
Minifie, William, 1805-1880. [from old catalog] · Baltimore, W. Minifie & co. · leaf 51
achother, it follows, that if either edge of the instrument is placedparallel with a line and held in that position, another line may bedrawn parallel to the first at any distance within the range of theinstrument. This is its most obvious use; it is generally appHedto the drawing of inclined… … Fiff. 5.
