Name/Title
Folding yardstick from Powell Brothers Construction Company, c. 1920Entry/Object ID
1986.41.1Description
Acc. No. 86.41.1
Subject Category: Businesses, Construction Co.
Date or Period: C. 1920
Object: Ruler, folding
Description: Yard stick (Wood) which folds in four sections (on brass pins), caption in black lettering states "Powell Brothers Construction Company, Inc., Building Materials, 2708 Harrison Ave., Alameda, Phone Alameda 631.
Size: (folded) L-1 x W-6 3/4 inches.
History of Object: Folding yardstick advertising Powell Brothers Construction Company, Inc., of Alameda. They were located on Harrison Avenue, a street which is no longer in existence.
Acquired from:
Museum Acquisition Fund
Purchased from Tommie Viers (Gaslight Emporium), Alameda
Date: 7-4-86