Object Details
distributor
Extra Measures, Inc.
maker
Safe-T Products, Inc.
Description
On one side, this 12" rigid white plastic ruler has a scale of inches divided to 1/16" along one edge and a scale of inches divided to 1/10" along the other edge. The ruler is marked: SAFE-T Products™, Inc. It is also marked: 4-in-1 MATH SAFE-T RULER® 43031. It is also marked: SAFE-T PLASTIC®.
The other side has a scale of 30 centimeters along one edge, divided to 1/2 cm, and a scale of 30 centimeters divided to millimeters along the other edge. The interior of this side has tables of metric equivalents for English units of length, area, weights, and capacity (volume). The corners of the ruler are rounded for safety.
Safe-T Products, Inc., of La Grange, Ill., was established in 1992. In 2006 the company became a subsidiary of A. Daigger & Company and its name changed to Classroom Products Warehouse. For company history, see 2000.0160.04. Around 2000, the model number for this object was changed from 43002 to 43031. It sold for 99¢.
References: Safe-T/Basics by Extra Measures, Inc., about 2000; accession file.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Extra Measures, Inc.
date made
ca 2000
ID Number
2000.0160.14
accession number
2000.0160
catalog number
2000.0160.14
Object Name
rule
scale rule
Physical Description
plastic (overall material)
Measurements
overall: .1 cm x 30.6 cm x 2.6 cm; 1/32 in x 12 1/16 in x 1 1/32 in
place made
United States: Illinois
associated place
United States: Illinois, Bensenville
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Metric System
Science & Mathematics
Measuring & Mapping
Scale Rules
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Rule, Measuring
Education
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_904402