| Set of five 12-inch boxwood architectural scales with short offsets. The case is cedar. The set is dated 1902 and found in New Zealand. |
M E A S U R E M N T
| The importance of accurate scales was testified by the care with which draftsmen once kept their scales. Once housed in slotted boxes, scales gradually became used for uses other than merely scaling. An experienced drafter never used his or her scales to cut against or even tearing paper. |
| Set of five 12-inch boxwood architectural scales with short offsets. The case is cedar. The set is dated 1902 and found in New Zealand. |
| Set of three 12-inch white plastic engineering scales in slotted mahogany case. |
| Steel protractor. Blade is 8.5" long. The graduations read to degrees, and the vernier reads to 5 minutes. |