Collection Highlights
Invitation to Erie Canal Celebration
Date:
1825
Object Number:
PR.221.12
Medium:
Engraving
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Tape measure
Object Number:
Z.1549.3
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Ivory, vegetable ivory, silk
Dimensions:
overall (rolled): 1 5/8 x 1 in. ( 4.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Bell shaped ivory tape measure with a vertical handle on the top which winds and unwinds the red silk measuring tape.
Credit Line:
Gift of Walter S. Poor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
