Set, Drafting

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Set, Drafting

Entry/Object ID

GHS 2492

Description

Rectangular, black-leather covered wood case with rounded edges, Hinged at back. Paper tag on top. Blue silk lining in lid. Darker blue silk velvet in base with depressed areas for specific steel drafting tools. Paper label on ouside reads, "John W. Binns"

Dimensions

Height

7/8 in

Width

5-3/4 in

Depth

3-7/8 in

Material

Leather, wod, silk, steel

Provenance

Notes

According to GHS True Accession Book, "Surveyor's pocket instruments marked John W. Binns. Perfect condition, in a leather case about 100 years old." Donated by Mrs. Joe Rizzo. October 11, 1972.