Object Details
distributor
Marlin Rockwell Corporation
Description
The top edge of this steel ruler has a 15.2 cm scale, divided to millimeters. The bottom edge has a 6" scale, divided to 1/32". The ruler is marked: STAINLESS. It is also marked: MADE IN U.S.A. The back of the ruler is marked: MRC BALL AND ROLLER BEARINGS (/) MARLIN-ROCKWELL COMPANY DIVISION OF THOMPSON RAMO WOOLDRIDGE INC.
The Marlin Rockwell Corporation formed after World War I through the mergers of several American makers of ball bearings, including Standard Roller Bearing Company, Gurney Ball Bearing Company, and Strom Bearing Company. The firm merged with TRW, Inc., in 1964. According to the donor, the instrument was used by her husband, the electrical engineer Robert H. Wieler (1923–1993).
References: MRC Bearing Services, "MRC History," in Engineering Handbook (Kulpsville, Penn., 2005), 6, http://www.skf.com/binary/12-100758/514636.pdf; accession file.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Norma P. Wieler
date made
mid-20th century
ID Number
1998.0032.07
catalog number
1998.0032.07
accession number
1998.0032
Object Name
scale rule
rule
Physical Description
steel (overall material)
Measurements
overall: .1 cm x 16 cm x 1.1 cm; 1/32 in x 6 5/16 in x 7/16 in
place made
United States
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Scale Rules
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Rule, Measuring
Promotional Item
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_694130