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Measuring Tape

1879

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Measuring Tape

1879

Physical Qualities Brass or bronze, cotton, 2 x 2 3/8 x 3/4 in. (5.1 x 6 x 1.9 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Gloria B. and Herbert M. Katzenberg, Baltimore
Object Number 2013.126
Measuring tape consisting of a brass or bronze figure of a pig with a cotton measuring tape. The pig's spiral tail is a device for rewinding the tape.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2013; Gloria Katzenberg, Baltimore, by purchase, 1971; London

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Tape Measure
1849–1879
Tape Measure
1867–1932
Tape Measure
1867–1932