Safe-T 43032 4-in-1 Primary Rule
date: label: date made
content: 2000
name: label: distributor
content: Extra Measures, Inc.
label: maker
content: Safe-T Products, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: On one side, this 12" white plastic ruler has a scale of inches without any subdivisions along one edge and a scale of inches divided to 1/2" along the other edge. The ruler is marked: SAFE-T Products™, Inc. (/) Bensenville, IL 60106-0316. It is also marked: 4-in-1 PRIMARY SAFE-T RULER® 43032. It is also marked: SAFE-T PLASTIC®.
label: Description
content: The other side has a scale of 30 centimeters along one edge, without any subdivisions, and a scale of inches divided to 1/4" along the other edge. This side is marked: 4-in-1 PRIMARY SAFE-T RULER® 43032. It is also marked: SAFE-T PLASTIC®.
label: Description
content: Safe-T Products, Inc., was established in La Grange, Ill., in 1992 to make drawing instruments that were safe for children. Since model 43032 was flexible, it could also be used to measure arcs and circles. It sold for 89¢ in 2000. In 2006 Safe-T was absorbed into Classroom Products Warehouse of Vernon Hills, Ill.
label: Description
content: References: Classroom Products Warehouse, "About Us," http://www.classroomproductswarehouse.com/cpw/aboutus.jsp; accession file.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Illinois, Bensenville
label: associated place
content: United States: Illinois, Bensenville
topic: label: Subject
content: Mathematics
label: Subject
content: Rule, Measuring
label: Subject
content: Education
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content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
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content: Metric System
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content: Science & Mathematics
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content: Measuring & Mapping
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content: Scale Rules
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Extra Measures, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2000.0160.13
label: accession number
content: 2000.0160
label: catalog number
content: 2000.0160.13
objectType: label: Object Name
content: rule
label: Object Name
content: scale rule
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .1 cm x 30.6 cm x 2.6 cm; 1/32 in x 12 1/16 in x 1 1/32 in