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- Tire Caliper, 1916-1920 - This tire caliper was used to gauge whether an automobile tire was properly inflated. By measuring and comparing the width of the tire at the bottom (where it bulged from the weight of the car) and at the top (where it didn't), the user could determine if the tire required more air or less air.
- 1916-1920
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Tire Caliper, 1916-1920
This tire caliper was used to gauge whether an automobile tire was properly inflated. By measuring and comparing the width of the tire at the bottom (where it bulged from the weight of the car) and at the top (where it didn't), the user could determine if the tire required more air or less air.
- Caliper, 1880-1920 - Late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century shoemakers turned pieces of leather into footwear. These craftspeople used a wide range of specialized tools to measure, cut, shape, stitch, trim, finish, and decorate their handiwork. Their tools included a variety of knives, hammers, punches, clamps, awls, and polishers and burnishers. Though these tools seem highly specialized, shoemakers were always adapting, using whatever tools were at hand to make shoes.
- 1880-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Caliper, 1880-1920
Late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century shoemakers turned pieces of leather into footwear. These craftspeople used a wide range of specialized tools to measure, cut, shape, stitch, trim, finish, and decorate their handiwork. Their tools included a variety of knives, hammers, punches, clamps, awls, and polishers and burnishers. Though these tools seem highly specialized, shoemakers were always adapting, using whatever tools were at hand to make shoes.
- L. Miller & Son Store Display of Calipers and Rulers, 1923-1928 - Louis Miller, a Russian Jewish immigrant to Chicago, started and operated L. Miller & Son hardware. A highlight of his store (located in an East European immigrant neighborhood) was an elaborate and extensive tool and hardware display that literally showcased the store's stock: not only great salesmanship but also a benefit to customers with a language barrier.
- 1923-1928
- Collections - Artifact
L. Miller & Son Store Display of Calipers and Rulers, 1923-1928
Louis Miller, a Russian Jewish immigrant to Chicago, started and operated L. Miller & Son hardware. A highlight of his store (located in an East European immigrant neighborhood) was an elaborate and extensive tool and hardware display that literally showcased the store's stock: not only great salesmanship but also a benefit to customers with a language barrier.
- Caliper Belonging to Gottlieb Daimler, circa 1880 - This set of metric calipers, used to take precise measurements, is inscribed "G Daimler" on the handle. It was in a tool chest given to Henry Ford Museum by Daimler's daughter Emilie in 1930.
- circa 1880
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Caliper Belonging to Gottlieb Daimler, circa 1880
This set of metric calipers, used to take precise measurements, is inscribed "G Daimler" on the handle. It was in a tool chest given to Henry Ford Museum by Daimler's daughter Emilie in 1930.