Yardstick
- Object Name:
- Yardstick
- Object ID:
- 2017.027.01
- Creator:
- Westcott-Jewell Company
- Place of Origin:
- Seneca Falls, NY
- Date:
- 1940-1950
- Description:
- Yardstick with advertisement for Page Belting Company, Concord, NH. Birch wood. Black stamped (impressed) lettering and scale on each side. Ruled in eighths of an inch. Front: "Manufacturers Since 1868 - PAGE BELTING COMPANY - Concord. N. H., U. S. A." Reverse: "Belting-Packings-Washers - INDUSTRIAL LEATHER PRODUCTS - Straps-Fillet-Specialties". Also very small print, same on both sides: "WESTCOTT RULE CO SENECA FALLS, N.Y." at left end; "PA.N.Y.C. APPVD. 351-1-4" at right end.
- Material:
- Wood
Birch - Dimensions:
- W-1.6 L-36 D-0.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned by donor's father, Conrad B. Desmarais (1926-2014) of Concord and Bow, NH. He was a building contractor and architect.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Joan E. Desmarais
- People:
- Desmarais, Conrad B. (1926-2014)
- Subjects:
- Rulers, Belts and belting (Equipment)
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