T-square tool
date: label: Date
content: mid 19th-mid 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
notes: label: Description
content: A T-square architectural tool. The T-square has a wooden blade and stock and is roughly T-shaped. The blade is inserted into a rectangular cutout in the stock and it projects downwards at a ninety-degree angle. The blade is off center from the middle of the stock. In addition, there is a small, diagonal, support beam nailed to the blade and the stock, close to the meeting point. On one side of the T-square, the back edge of the blade has markings at regular intervals, as does the top edge of the stock.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Building Arts
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.23.90
objectType: label: Type
content: squares (tools)
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: wood and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 19 13/16 × 18 1/2 × 13/16 in. (50.4 × 47 × 2.1 cm)