Wooden Protractor

Object/Artifact

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Railway Village Museum

Open Protractor

Open Protractor

Name/Title

Wooden Protractor

Entry/Object ID

2021.10.20

Description

Wooden protractor with gold seal and labeled with owner: J.I.Newel.

Use

Used to measure angles.

Acquisition

Accession

2021.10

Source or Donor

Chuck Koch

Acquisition Method

Gift

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Both sides of protractor.

Transcription

J.I.Newel

Material/Technique

Inscribed

Type

Makers Mark

Location

On gold seal

Transcription

H.Dission & Sons Philad'a

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Class

Woodworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Length of closed protractor.

Length

17-1/2 in

Weight

4.4 oz