Brass Disc
notes: label: Description
content: James Chesterman (1795–1867) was an English metal worker who developed and manufactured steel tapes that remained virtually unchanged for over 50 years. He also received several British patents: for a method of using a spring to rewind measuring tapes; for a woven cloth tape that incorporated strands of wire; and for a process for heat-treating long strips of steel. The inscription on this brass button reads “CHESTERMAN’S PATENT / SHEFFIELD.”
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Miss Frances D. Priestley
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CH.315358.21
label: catalog number
content: 315358.21
label: accession number
content: 13305
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Button
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1/2 in x 1 7/8 in; 1.27 cm x 4.7625 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9/16 in x 2 in; 1.42875 cm x 5.08 cm