Yardstick
- Object Name:
- Yardstick
- Object ID:
- 1991.019.06
- Place of Origin:
- New York, NY/Newark, NJ
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Tailor's yardstick. Wood with brass end caps. Long edges rounded. Front ruled in inches. Back marked 3/4, 1/2, 3/8, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, and 1/32 (of a yard). No maker's marks.
- Material:
- Wood
Brass - Dimensions:
- W-0.8 L-36 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
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