Trammel-Scriber, 19th century
date: label: date made
content: ca 1890
notes: label: Description
content: This trammel scriber, a tool used to precisely mark materials in preparation for cutting, has an adjusting screw of .125” diameter and 44 threads per inch. The center point is removable, and the sliding holder has a square hold for a scribing point or pencil lead. The handle is made of wood and the rest of the tool of metal.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Otto H. Kranz
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MC.328692
label: catalog number
content: 328692
label: accession number
content: 274356
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Scriber, Circular
label: Object Name
content: Trammel, Machinist's
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 3 3/4 in; 6.35 cm x 9.525 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 in x 3 7/8 in x 2 5/8 in; 2.54 cm x 9.8425 cm x 6.6675 cm