Tape Measure
1867-1932
Scroll
Tape Measure
1867-1932
Physical Qualities
Metal, cloth, 1 3/16 x 1 1/16 x 5/8 in. (3 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Gloria B. and Herbert M. Katzenberg, Baltimore
Object Number
2013.131
Small round silver colored metal tape measure with engraved decoration. Cloth tape is blue, appears to be marked in inches, and is wound in with a handle attached to the side.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2013; Gloria Katzenberg, Baltimore, by purchase, 1971; London
Johnson, Eleanor. Needlework and Embroidery Tools. Buckinghamshire, England: Shire Publications, 1999, illus. p. 25, bottom (similar).
Inscribed: Engraved around top of case: "MADE ABROAD"/ "GESETZLICH GESCHUTZT"
