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Thread Draft Template. No. 1322. Keuffel & Esser Co. (N.Y. & Hoboken), n.d., ca. 1949-1950.
Object/Artifact
Thread Draft Template. No. 1322. Keuffel & Esser Co. (New York & Hoboken), no date, circa 1949-1950. Transparent plastic (Xylonite type: a K&E name for its plastic with a yellowish tint), 2-/12" high x 6-5/8" wide.
K&E general offices and main factory were based in Hoboken at this time. The item first appears in the 41st edition catalog, 1949. Note "Patent Pending" is imprinted so this item was an early issue.
An item typically used in drafting and design work by draftsmen, engineers, etc. (Broken as received - vertical break visible to the right.)
2012.007.0114
2012.007
Lukacs, Claire
Gift
Museum Collections. Gift of a Friend of the Museum.
1949 - 1950
Date: 1949-1950
Fair
Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2012-05-31