Drafting scale 1376A-20 made by Keuffel & Esser Co., n.d., ca.1950-1960.
Entry/Object ID
2009.006.0109
Description
Drafting scale, aluminum, 1376A-20 (for drafting machine) made by Keuffel & Esser Company, (Hoboken, N.J.), no date, circa 1950-1960.
Machined aluminum with beveled edges marked with graduations in black; metal brackets (chuck plate) each end on top face. Overall: 18-3/4" long x 1-5/8" deep x 3/16" thick not including mounting bracket.
Graduations (measuring rule): 1st edge, full size to 32nds of an inch; half size to sixteenths of an inch.
2nd edge: quarter size to eighths of an inch.
Mounting bracket at each end on face for reversible mounting (end to end) on Paragon Drafting or Map Making Machine.
K&E main offices and factory were in Hoboken during the period when this was manufactured.
Acquisition
Accession
2009.006
Source or Donor
Lukacs, Claire
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.
