John Deere

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Object Details

advertiser

Deere & Company

depicted

Deere, John

maker

Parisian Novelty Company

Description (Brief)

A tape measure in a celluloid case of cream celluloid with yellow and green on the front and back. Advertising copy for the John Deere Company includes a profile portrait of John Deere with the message, "He gave to the world the steel plow," underneath. The other side bears the John Deere logo.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1917

ID Number

2006.0098.0927

accession number

2006.0098

catalog number

2006.0098.0927

Object Name

tape measure

Physical Description

cellulose nitrate (overall material)

cloth (tape material)

Measurements

overall: 1 cm x 3.5 cm; 3/8 in x 1 3/8 in

overall: 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 1.27 cm x 3.81 cm

place made

United States: Illinois, Chicago

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Medicine and Science: Chemistry

Celluloid

Advertising

Agriculture

Measuring & Mapping

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Farming

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-2fdc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1329785