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Pantograph

technology Maturity 7-9

A tool can copy a drawing.

Pantograph animation.gif
Pantograph animation.gif
You trace a small shape. A pen makes a big copy. It can make things tiny, too. This helps us make art. It helps us make coins. Do you like to draw big pictures?

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File:Pantograph in action.svg
Pantograph in action.svg
File:Pantograph animation.gif
Pantograph animation.gif
File:Pantograph01.jpg
Pantograph01.jpg
File:Eidographe2.svg
Eidographe2.svg
File:Pantograph etching mechanism.JPG
Pantograph etching mechanism.JPG
File:Francis Galton's pantograph.jpg
Francis Galton's pantograph.jpg
File:Pantograph milling machine 001.jpg
Pantograph milling machine 001.jpg
File:Pantograph mill table.jpg
Pantograph mill table.jpg
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