Drafting Scales; Box

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Drafting Scales; Box

Entry/Object ID

2004.005.002

Description

Wooden box, varnished; hinged lid closed with hook-and-nail fasteners; fitted inside to contain five boxwood double-bevelled scales (each 12.25 inches, 31.2 cm long) and, along the front of the box, five short boxwood scales (each 2 inches, 5.1 cm long) which pair with the longer scales. Each scale is marked: "Trade Stanley Mark/London/Made in England" and each piece has been stamped with the Canada ordnance mark of an arrow inside a "C". The longer scales are numbered, from front to back, "No 1A" to "No 1E". The smaller scales are similarly marked. Each bevel is marked with a different scale, making 10 different measuring systems. The underside of the box is marked in pencil "Capt A. Pennie" "Sec. V2" "Scales Mathematicial [sic] No 1. Sets"

Acquisition

Notes

Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

scales; box, drafting scales; box

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

June 16, 2004

Updated By

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Update Date

October 14, 2026