Object Details
maker
Frederick Post Co.
Description
This metal instrument has two I-shaped beams, one 13" long and one 7" long. Needle, pencil, and pen points are moved along a beam by rolling wheels at the top of the trammels. The trammels are each marked with the logo for the Frederick Post Company that was in use from 1944 until 1970 and with the word ERA. A cardboard box covered with black imitation leather holds the objects. The box has two empty 2" slots. The end of the box has a red and white Post label with the model number 940. According to a Post catalog, purchasers could also choose beams as long as 26", 38", 50", 62", 74", 86", and 100".
Reference: Frederick W. Post Company, Dependable Drawing Materials, 19th ed. (Chicago, 1950), 61.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Alice W. Smith
date made
1944-1970
ID Number
1990.0317.01
accession number
1990.0317
catalog number
1990.0317.01
Object Name
beam compass
Physical Description
steel (overall material)
cardboard (overall material)
aluminum or aluminum alloy (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 33.6 cm x 7.5 cm x 2.1 cm; 13 7/32 in x 2 15/16 in x 13/16 in
place made
United States: Illinois, Chicago
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Dividers and Compasses
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Drawing Instruments
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_904410