Object Details
maker
Perrygraf Division, Nashua
Description
This orange and black paper device has a set of tables printed on both sides of a piece of cardboard that slides between two other pieces of cardboard that are riveted together. The whole thing fits in a cardboard envelope. The tables are used to calculate the total heat gain from light shining through windows and other glass in a building. The instrument was distributed by Libbey Owens Ford Company, a glass firm in Ohio.
A mark on the envelope and the object reads: HEAT GAIN CALCULATOR; A paper sticker attached to the envelope reads: Display Copy Only (/) Please do not remove. A mark on the back of the instrument in the bottom right corner reads: ... 1975, PERRYGRAF Div., Nashua LA. CA 90064 Printed in U.S.A. A mark on the front left corner reads: LOF (/) GLASS (/) 811 MADISON AVENUE (/) TOLEDO, OHIO 43695. A mark on the front of the instrument reads: LIBBEY (/) OWENS (/) FORD (/) COMPANY.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Jack Warner
date made
1975
ID Number
1996.3078.01
nonaccession number
1996.3078
catalog number
1996.3078.01
Object Name
mathematical chart
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: .3 cm x 28.5 cm x 18 cm; 1/8 in x 11 7/32 in x 7 3/32 in
place made
United States: California, Los Angeles
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Mathematical Charts and Tables
Science & Mathematics
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mathematics
Heating
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_690747