Object Details
maker
J. L. Hammett Co.
Description
This 17-1/4" 45°-45°-90° maple triangle is formed from three pieces of wood and has an open interior. The hypotenuse is marked: J. L. HAMMETT CO. (/) CAMBRIDGE. MASS. John Hammett began selling erasers and slating paint for chalkboards in Rhode Island in 1863, moving to Boston in 1865. In 1890 new owners expanded the firm into all forms of paper school supplies. J. L. Hammett operated over 50 retail stores from 1974 to 2005. The Department of Mathematics at Brown University gave this object to the Museum in 1973.
References: Bill Lane, "School Supplier J. L. Hammett to Close Stores," Boston Business Journal, January 4, 2005, http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2005/01/03/daily12.html; "J. L. Hammett Company," The Play and Playground Encyclopedia, http://www.pgpedia.com/j/jl-hammett-company.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Brown University Department of Mathematics
date made
20th century
ID Number
MA.304722.44
catalog number
304722.44
accession number
304722
Object Name
triangle
Physical Description
maple (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 62 cm x 31.5 cm x .7 cm; 24 13/32 in x 12 13/32 in x 9/32 in
place made
United States: Massachusetts, Cambridge
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Education
Drawing Instruments
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_904226