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OBJECT TYPE: MULTIPLE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2587.001

MANUFACTURER: Alteneder, T. & Sons
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, STEEL WITH BRASS HARDWARE/ CARDSTOCK CASE LINED WITH VELVET AND COVERED WITH OIL CLOTH

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 32.8 cm
Width: 7.3 cm
Height: 1.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mathematics
Category: Drawing & measuring instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Alteneder
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF DRAWING INSTRUMENT USED IN CANDA
Function: USED TO MEASURE OR MARK OUT FROM ONE TO TEN EQUIDISTANT POINTS OR LINES ON A DRAWING
Technical: MULTIPLE DIVIDERS ENABLED THE USER TO QUICKLY MEASURE OR MARK OUT A NUMBER OF PRECISE EQUIDISTANT LINES OR POINTS AT ONE TIME
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ON DIVIDER: 'T.ALTENEDER & SONS/ PHILA.PA./ STAINLESS/ 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 [NUMBERS STAMPED ON BOTH SIDES]'/ LABELS ON BOX LID: 'CA-019''MULTIPLE DIVIDER'
Missing: N/A
Finish: SHINY METAL FINISH/ BOX AND LINING BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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Alteneder, T. & Sons, Dividers, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.2587, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2587.001/

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