Drafting Scale Rule

Drafting Scale Rule

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Description
This wooden rule has eight scales for making scale drawings. On one side, scales for 1-1/2" = 1' and 3" = 1' are along the top. Scales for 3/8" = 1' and 3/4" = 1' are along the bottom. On the other side, scales for 1/2" = 1' and 1" = 1' are along the top. Along the bottom are scales for 1/8" = 1' and 1/4" = 1'.
The interior on both sides is marked: E. D. L. JR. for the previous owner of the rule, Erasmus Darwin Leavitt Jr. (1836–1916), the renowned American mechanical engineer and designer of steam engines.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
rule
scale rule
date made
ca 1900
place made
United States
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
Measurements
overall:.3 cm x 32.2 cm x 3.2 cm; 1/8 in x 12 11/16 in x 1 1/4 in
ID Number
1977.0460.03
accession number
1977.0460
catalog number
336074
Credit Line
Gift of Margaret van D. Rice
subject
Mathematics
Drafting, Engineering
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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