graduated scale
Date1880-1920
Inventory Number1997-1-0277
ClassificationScale [Distance]
Subject
Maker
American
?
Cultural Region
Dimensions5.5 × 64.1 × 3 cm (2 3/16 × 25 1/4 × 1 3/16 in.)
Material
DescriptionMetal bar graduated in single units (cm) and marked every six units. The numbers are engraved in reverse, as if they had to be observed with a mirror. It could have been used with a cathetometer, as the original entry mentioned, though it is doubtful.
Signedunsigned
Leeds & Northrup Company
Accessories: light source clamped to base
Object number: 2012-1-0033
Bendix Corporation
Date: 1960-1980
Accessories: blue storage envelope; instructions (with instrument)
Object number: 2004-1-0362
Gerber Scientific Inc.
Date: circa 1950
Accessories: light brown leatherette box, with black velveteen lining and snap closure
Object number: 2003-1-0185
Keuffel & Esser Company
Date: circa 1940
Object number: 2003-1-0204
Keuffel & Esser Company
Date: early 20th Century
Object number: 2003-1-0215
