MEASURING TAPE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

MEASURING TAPE

Entry/Object ID

2001.115.6.1

Description

Color: Black; Gray A polyester measuring tape, ca. 1920s. The artifact is gray with black printing. On the front end is a metal button with the name of the Chicago Tape & Label Co., while the other end has a plain metal edge. With some soiling and tarnish on the metal, the object is in fair condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Home economics

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Tape measures, Chicago Tape & Label Co., Measuring-tapes, Sewing--Equipment and supplies

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Tape Measures