Set of Drawing Instruments, Weber 860
date: label: date made
content: ca 1900
name: label: dealer
content: F. Weber & Co.
label: maker
content: F. Weber & Co.
notes: label: Description
content: This set of drawing instruments has twelve pieces contained in a folding case. The case is covered with black leatherette, lined with green velveteen, and closes with two metal snaps. It is marked “860” next to the snap on the right side of the case.
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content: The set includes:
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content: 1) Compass with adjustable leg, marked WEBER/GERMANY, 1cm x 13.3cm.
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content: 2) Dividers, marked WEBER/GERMANY, 1cm x 13.5cm.
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content: 3) Extension leg for compass, marked WEBER/GERMANY, 1cm x 8.7cm.
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content: 4) Metal capsule containing one sharp pencil lead, .5cm x 3.4cm.
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content: 5) Metal capsule containing five spare parts, 1.1cm x 4.8cm.
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content: 6) Pen point, marked WEBER/GERMANY, .8cm x 5 cm.
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content: 7) Ruling pen handle, .4cm x 8cm
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content: 8) Ruling pen, marked WEBER/GERMANY, .8cm x 13cm.
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content: 9) Metal capsule with cream-colored cap containing nine pieces of lead, marked DIETZGEN/No3165-H/GERMANY, .7cm x 3.8cm.
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content: 10) Ringhead bow dividers with side thumbscrew, marked WEBER/GERMANY, .8cm x 9.2cm.
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content: 11) Ringhead bow compass with side thumbscrew, marked WEBER/GERMANY, .8cm x 9cm,
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content: 12) Ringhead bow pen with side thumbscrew, marked WEBER/GERMANY, .8cm x 9cm
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content: The instruments were sold by F. Weber and Company, which had its headquarters in Philadelphia. They were made in Germany.
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content: References:
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content: “Catalogue of F. Weber & Co,” Vol. 170, published about 1897.
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content: “Catalogue of F. Weber & Co,” Vol. 385, published after 1904.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
topic: label: Subject
content: Mathematics
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content: Medicine and Science: Mathematics
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content: Science & Mathematics
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content: Drawing Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Edward J. Zaske
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2019.0259.01
label: accession number
content: 2019.0259
label: catalog number
content: 2019.0259.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: drawing instruments
label: Object Name
content: drawing instruments, set
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: velveteen (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leatherette (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2.6 cm x 23 cm x 11.4 cm; 1 1/32 in x 9 1/16 in x 4 1/2 in