Name/Title
Iron Chalk Line Measuring Tool of contractor Ken Kopf, c. 1920sEntry/Object ID
2021.54.1Description
Acc. No. 21.54.1
Subject Category: Tools
Date or Period: ca. 1920’s
Object: Chalk line measurer
Description: A circular shaped iron container that has a retractable measuring reel that utilizes chalk lines.
Size: 4.5 in. diameter.
History of Object: A measurer that belonged to Ken Kopf, a general contractor in Alameda. It was found within his former warehouse located on Sherman Street and Lincoln Avenue. He was married to Ethel Lubben, daughter of one of the Lubben brothers.
Donor: Carl Searway
Date: 06/05/21