Case for drafting tool kit used by John S. Chase
date: label: Date
content: mid-late 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: L. L. Ridgway Enterprises, Inc., American, founded 1936
label: Owned by
content: John S. Chase, American, 1925 - 2012
notes: label: Description
content: Case for a drafting tool kit used by architect John S. Chase. The black cover, slightly stained, has a gray interior. The center of the center of the cover is imprinted with [Ridgway's]. On the upper spine is [Made in Germany]. The case has an interior base to house tools. There are two (2) metal snap closures on the right side of the base which secure to the snap closures on the front cover. There are short films of clear plastic, partially warped, which fold over to cover the tools. Inside is a green fabric base with indents for each of the tools. There are eight (8) separate tools, including compasses, lead, and a ruling pen, in the kit. Some of the slots are empty. The reverse is blank.
place: label: Place made
content: Germany, Europe
label: Place used
content: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Building Arts
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Labor
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Drucie Rucker Chase
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.69.2.1
objectType: label: Type
content: kits (sets)
label: Type
content: drafting, drawing and writing equipment
label: Type
content: cases (containers)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal, plastic, backing
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (opened): 10 1/16 × 11 3/4 × 13/16 in. (25.5 × 29.8 × 2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 10 1/16 × 6 1/8 × 13/16 in. (25.5 × 15.5 × 2 cm)