Protractor
- Object Name:
- Protractor
- Object ID:
- 1992.066.01
- Date:
- 1747
- Description:
- Protractor, brass, owned by Samuel Lane, Stratham, NH. Semicircular shape. Engraved scale on outer edge of arc, marked in one-degree increments from 0 to 180, from left to right. A second series of numerals, 0 to 180, is engraved below the outer scale, reading in the reverse direction. Engraved on reverse in cursive script: "Samuel Lane Stratham June 1, 1747". The numeral 8 is lightly scratched after June 1.
- Material:
- Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-2 W-4 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by Samuel Lane (1718-1806) of Stratham, NH, a tanner, shoemaker, and surveyor by trade. His papers, including diary, are at NHHS. His surveying equipment (1992.040), drafting tools (1992.066), globe (1925.010.02), and leather money pouches (1994.510.02-.03) are also at NHHS.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Priscilla M. Tapley
- People:
- Lane, Samuel (1718-1806)
- Subjects:
- Drafting, Surveying, Surveying equipment
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