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Scale Rules

Triangular Rules

American History Museum

To help users place the scales as close to their drawings as possible, makers sometimes placed open divided and chain scales along the sides of a triangular prism. Significant American manufacturers and retailers represented on this page include Darling, Brown & Sharpe of Providence, R.I.; James W. Queen & Company of Philadelphia; Keuffel & Esser of New York; and the Eugene Dietzgen Company of Chicago.


Triangular Open Divided Scale Signed William Minifee

Patent Model for Triangular Drafting Scale Invented by Josiah Lyman

Darling, Brown and Sharpe Triangular Scale for Draughtsmen

Darling, Brown and Sharpe Triangular Scale for Draughtsmen

Triangular Scale Signed W. Metcalf

Keuffel & Esser 1634 Triangular Chain Scale

Dietzgen 1626 Triangular Open Divided Architect's Scale

Keuffel & Esser 8883 Triangular Chain Scale

Triangular Chain Scale

Keuffel & Esser 1621P Architects' Triangular Scale

Group of Four Alumicolor Triangular Architect's Scales

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