"The Pantograph, or Pantagraph, is an instrument used in copying plans, maps, and other drawings, so that the copy may be either similar to, or larger or smaller than the original."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Pantograph

"The Pantograph, or Pantagraph, is an instrument used in copying plans, maps, and other drawings, so…

A simple pantograph used to reducing or enlarging images by using a pivot while drawing the larger image.

Pantograph

A simple pantograph used to reducing or enlarging images by using a pivot while drawing the larger image.

A Pantograph is a mechanical linkage connected in a special manner based on parallelograms so that the movement of one specified point is an amplified version of the movement of another point. If a line drawing is traced by the first point, an enlarged copy will be drawn by a pen fixed to the other.

Pantograph Machine

A Pantograph is a mechanical linkage connected in a special manner based on parallelograms so that the…

An illustration of a suspended pantograph has metal arms to resize images accurately in engineering work.

Suspended Pantograph

An illustration of a suspended pantograph has metal arms to resize images accurately in engineering…