Lumber Scale

Description (Brief):

Celluloid lumber and cement scale. It is rectangular with two interior dials and is printed in blue and red. One side calculates the quantity of materials requred to make one cubic yard of rammed concrete. The other side calculates the number of feet boards contained in various sizes of lumber. Lehigh Cement Company was founded in 1897.

Date Made: after 1920

Advertiser: Lehigh Portland Cement CompanyMaker: Whitehead & Hoag Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New Jersey, NewarkReferenced: United States: Pennsylvania, AllentownUnited States: Illinois, Chicago

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2006.0098.0523Accession Number: 2006.0098Catalog Number: 2006.0098.0523

Object Name: gauge

Physical Description: cellulose nitrate (overall material)Measurements: overall: 11.8 cm x 6.5 cm; 4 5/8 in x 2 9/16 inoverall: 1/16 in x 4 11/16 in x 2 1/2 in; .15875 cm x 11.90625 cm x 6.35 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-5211-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1321378

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