General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 WOOD WITH METAL END;.2 &.3 GLASS WITH SYNTHETIC TOP;.4 METAL NIBS INMETAL BOX

Dimensions

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

Length

9.4 cm

Width

7.5 cm

Height

2.0 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

HIGGINS

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF MATERIAL USED FOR DRAFTING UP TO THE 1980S

Canada

THESE TOOLS BELONGED TO MR. JAMES WATSON WHOSE CAREER INCLUDED EMPLOYMENT B VARIOUS CANADIAN SHIP YARDS & THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT [REF 1]

Function

USED TO MARK LINES ON PAPER, ESPECIALLY FOR DRAFTING. THESE USED IN SHIP DRAWINGS.

Technical

PART OF THE BASIC KIT OF ANY PROFESSIONAL DRAFTSAN. IS NOT REQUIRED NOW AS MOST DRAFTING IS DONE WITH CAD (COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN) SOFTWARE AND THE RESULTS ARE PRINTED RATHER THAN HANDDRAWN.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 NO MARKINGS;.2 LABEL: 'HIGGINS/ AMERICAN DRAWING INK/ No. 4085 - 3/4 oz. - 23 c.c. Where/ necessary to dilute add dis-/ tilled water only. Made in U.S.A./ SCARLET/ wat[?] RED drawing ink/ HIGGINS'/ MOLDED ON BOTTOM: 'HIGGINS DRAWING INK/ 1738/ 0 7'/.3 SAME AS.2 EXCEPT 'No. 4145' 'BLUE' '1738/ 0 6'/.4 VARIOUS

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1 STAINED AND VARNISHED WOOD;.2 UNCOLOURED GLASS, WHITE LID, RED INK, BLACK LABEL WITH WHITE PRINTING;.3 SAME AS.2 EXCEPT BLUE INK;.4 BROWN OR SILVER NIBS, BROWN BOX WITH RED & TAN PRINTING

Decoration

N/A