Pipe Pit Gage in Case

Pipe Pit Gage with Case
Pipe Pit Gage
Pipe Pit Gage, Back View
Description:

This flat metal gage has a movable arm. It was used to measure the depth of pits in pipe. The instrument has a black leather case.

Objects MA.321743 and MA.321744 are very similar.

Date Made: ca 1950

Maker: Moorland Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Oklahoma, Tulsa

Subject: Mathematicsoil

Subject:

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Exhibition:

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Credit Line: Transfer from Interstate Commerce Commission

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MA.321744Catalog Number: 321,744Accession Number: 246,883

Object Name: Gauge

Physical Description: metal (overall material)leather (case material)Measurements: overall: .3 cm x 8.1 cm x 14 cm; 1/8 in x 3 3/16 in x 5 1/2 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-9273-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1213832

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