Set of Drafting Tools Used by Charles Lorenzo Clarke, While Working for Thomas Edison

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Drafting equipment

Date Made

1870-1872

Subject Date

1872-1931

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

86.121.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Leather
Brass (Alloy)
Steel (Alloy)
Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Ivory (Tooth component)

Dimensions

Height: 1 in
Width: 6.75 in
Length: 10 in

Inscriptions

written on business card, inside case: This set of draughting instruments I have had-excepting the proportionate deviders since 1872, when in Bowdoin College, (signed) Chas. L. Clarke
Set of Drafting Tools Used by Charles Lorenzo Clarke, While Working for Thomas Edison