Calipers
- Object Name:
- Calipers
- Object ID:
- 1991.019.03
- Creator:
- Jno J Mitchell Co
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Ttailor's caliper. Wood with brass fittings. Sliding arm, ruled to 7". T-shaped top arm, one corner broken, ruled to 7". Marked "THE JNO. J. MITCHELL CO. N. Y." Shaft ruled to 14". Plastic (celluloid?) rule on back, attached at only one point, ruled to 14".
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Brass
Plastic
Celluloid - Dimensions:
- W-11.25 L-15.5 D-0.2 inches
- Provenance:
- Found by donor in 1947 in attic of his house at 37 Clinton Street, Concord, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Terrence P. Frost
- Subjects:
- Rulers, Measurement, Measuring, Tailoring, Clothing industry, Clothes designers
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