triangular architects scale, 3 in.
Inventory Number: 2014-1-0173
Classification: Ruler
Subject:
Maker: Theodore Alteneder & Sons (1910s- 1970s)
Dimensions:
1.9 × 9.5 × 1.9 cm (3/4 × 3 3/4 × 3/4 in.)
Material:
wood,
Description:
one wood architects' scale
In Collection(s)
Signedon one side of ruler: ALTENEDER DRAWING INSTRUMENTS WFM (handwritten)
on other side of ruler: THEO. ALTENEDER & SONS PHILADELPHIA
on other side of ruler: WFM (handritten and upside down) ALTENEDER'S PEN-FILLING INKSTAND
on other side of ruler: THEO. ALTENEDER & SONS PHILADELPHIA
on other side of ruler: WFM (handritten and upside down) ALTENEDER'S PEN-FILLING INKSTAND
FunctionThe architects' scale provides the user with a variety of different scales with which to easily convert real-world measurements while making architectural plans.
ProvenanceLionel Spiro, Brookline, MA; Gift to CHSI, 2014.