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Tape Measure

1867-1932

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Tape Measure

1867-1932

Physical Qualities Wood, cloth, metal, 2 x 1 1/2 x 1 in. (5.1 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Gloria B. and Herbert M. Katzenberg, Baltimore
Object Number 2013.134
A tape measure housed in a walnut-shaped wooden case. The cloth tape has a metal D-shaped loop at the end. It is wound in using the small knob at the top of the walnut.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2013; Gloria Katzenberg, Baltimore, by purchase, 1971; London

Inscribed: "KTN" written within a diamond at the beginning of the tape measure on both sides.

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