Geometric Model by A. Harry Wheeler, Rhombic Dodecahedron Transformable Into Two Cubes, Dissected Polyhedron (Portion)
name: label: unspecified
content: Wheeler, Albert Harry
label: maker
content: Wheeler, Albert Harry
notes: label: Description
content: This plastic model of a rhombic dodecahedron has six hinged square pyramids arranged with one pyramid on each face of the cube, The hinged pieces may be rearranged to form a s cube with an arrangement of dots as on a die. The model is hinged with tape. With model MA.304723.273 ( a cube) this forms the plastic version of Wheeler's model 769.
label: Description
content: There is a drawing in 1979.3002.40 dated March 1, 1939 for "Pair-a-Dice" New Standard Size = Allow for thickness of Pyralin. According to drawing, model made April 9, 1932 (?). Pattern pieces are attached.
label: Description
content: Compare MA*304723.292, MA*304723.301, and MA*304723.311.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
topic: label: Subject
content: Mathematics
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content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
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content: Dissected Polyhedra
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content: Science & Mathematics
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Helen M. Wheeler
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MA.304723.311
label: accession number
content: 304723
label: catalog number
content: 304723.311
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Geometric Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: gray (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cut and taped (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 3 cm x 25 cm x 12.5 cm; 1 3/16 in x 9 27/32 in x 4 29/32 in