Object Details
Description
This mahogany veneered case is fastened with metal hooks and lined with black velvet. The top has a green sticker marked: 14. An L-square, ruler, case for pencil leads, and compass attachments appear to be missing from inside the case. The instruments that remain in the set include:
1) 6-1/8" steel, German silver, and ivory drawing pen. The handle is broken.
2) 4-1/4" German silver and steel dividers with removable pen and needle points.
3) 7/8" German silver joint tightener.
4) 5" German silver and steel fixed-leg dividers.
5) 5-3/4" German silver and steel dividers with removable pen point, pencil point, and lengthening bar.
According to the donor, the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey acquired the instruments on September 24, 1912, and last issued them to an employee on January 19, 1927. No sets like this one were found in Keuffel & Esser, Dietzgen, or Gurley catalogs.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Transfer from Department of Commerce, U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey
date made
1912
ID Number
MA.309654
catalog number
309654
accession number
106954
Object Name
drawing instruments, set of
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
fabric (overall material)
german silver (overall material)
steel (overall material)
ivory (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3 cm x 24.6 cm x 11 cm; 1 3/16 in x 9 11/16 in x 4 11/32 in
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Drafting, Engineering
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1215152