Rule, Log
- Object Name:
- Rule, Log
- Object ID:
- 2009.039.01
- Place of Origin:
- North Hampton, NH
- Date:
- 1858
- Description:
- Lumber rule. Maple. Square cross section. Incised scales on all four sides, with numerals in black ink. One side signed "David M. Dow, North Hampton May 15, 1858."
- Material:
- Wood
Maple - Dimensions:
- W-1.1 L-34 D-1.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by Allen & Hall lumber company, Rochester, NH, for measuring logs.
Established in the early 1920s by Leroy E. Allen (1883-1958) of Dudley, MA, Allen & Hall were contract lumber dealers and manufacturers who moved to Rochester, NH. The business was eventually taken over by Leroy Allen's son, Kenneth L. Allen (1916-2002), around 1950. The company purchased trees on private lots, cut the timber, and contracted to make lumber into crates and boxes for product packaging and shipping. They also operated a commercial lumber yard on Allen Street in Rochester. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Ann Lindner
- People:
- Dow, David M. (1821-1870)
- Subjects:
- Lumber industry, Lumberyards, Measures
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