DIVIDERS
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- PROPORTIONAL DIVIDER
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- STEEL, WOOD, VINYL, PAPER
- Catalogue Number
- P19970104005
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- PROPORTIONAL DIVIDER
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- STEEL, WOOD, VINYL, PAPER
- No. Pieces
- 3
- Height
- 2.65
- Length
- 27.5
- Width
- 4.2
- Description
- BLACK LEATHERETTE CASE, LINED WITH RED VELVETEEN. "GEOTEC 322-1526" IN GOLD ON TOP OF HINGED LID. TWO STEEL PINS FIT INTO SIDES OF CASE TO SECURE CLOSED. CONTAINS METAL PORPORTIONAL DIVIDER, WHICH HAS LONGITUDINAL SLOT ALONG MOST OF LENGTH; SLIDER SCREW HOLDS TWO IDENTICAL HALVES TOGETHER. EACH END HAS POINTED FITTING SECURED BY SCREWS. ONE SIDE OF DIVIDER MARKED "PLANES" AND ALSO HAS GRADUATED MEASUREMENTS. "GEOTEC" MARKED ON OTHER SIDE. INCLUDES PAPER PRINTED WITH "DIRECTIONS FOR USE". INCLUDES "AIM" "HOW TO USE IT" & "EXAMPLE".
- Subjects
- DRAFTING T&E
- Historical Association
- TRADES
- History
- ITEMS USED BY DONOR WITH CITY'S TECHNICAL SERVICES, FROM 1955-1985. OBJECTS HAVE BEEN IN STORAGE SINCE THAT TIME. DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED CITY ENGINEERING DURING THIS TIME. ITEM USED FOR COPYING DRAWINGS ON AN ENLARGED OR REDUCED SCALE, DIVIDING LINES AND CIRCLES INTO EQUAL PARTS ETC.
- Catalogue Number
- P19970104005
- Acquisition Date
- 1997-06
- Collection
- Museum
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