Rod target for folding rule made by Keuffel & Esser Co., no date, circa 1960-1965.
Entry/Object ID
2009.006.0212
Description
Rod target for folding rule [product no. 90 2045] made by Keuffel & Esser Co., no date, circa 1960-1965. Round stamped aluminum metal plate, 3" diameter, painted white with round printed decal in red and white with black graduations and lettering; riveted brass fixture on back for clamp screw.
Item would typically have been used in surveying field work or building construction for using a lightweight folding rule as a leveling rod. Image is shown of it in use on a K&E heavy duty folding rule; it is a very tight fit which would suggest it was for use on a standard duty style rule.
Model number does not appear on object. It appears on page 12-31 of the 43rd edition catalog of 1962. Per donor: source cited that it was in use for over forty-five years which in the year of donation, 2009, would place it in the early 1960s. Note: the decal has text "Pat. Pend." plus "Des. Pat. [Design Patent] 179,838 which was issued in 1957.
Keuffel & Esser Co. main office and factories were in Hoboken in the period when this item was made.
Acquisition
Accession
2009.006
Source or Donor
Lukacs, Claire
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.
