Accession No

6365

Brief Description

Eleven point spacing dividers, by Theodore Alteneder and Sons, Philadelphia, USA. mid-late 20th century.

Origin

Philadelphia; USA

Maker

Theodore Alteneder & Sons

Class

drawing; earth sciences

Earliest Date

1950

Latest Date

1980

Inscription Date

Material

Metal (stainless steel, brass); fabric (baise); paper (card); plastic (synthetic leather)

Dimensions

(When folded closed) length 312mm, width 63mm

Special Collection

Tjeerd Van Andel collection

Provenance

Donated by an individual from the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EQ, 16/07/2009.

Inscription

THEO. ALTENEDER & SONS
STAINLESS STEEL

Description Notes

Eleven point spacing dividers, by Theo. Alteneder and Sons, mid-late 20th century.

Dividers that can be extended or contracted to increase or decrease the distance between the ‘teeth’ or dividers, which always remain equally spaced. The instrument is made of stainless steel with brass pivot points. There are 11 teeth, each of which is stamped with a number on both sides - 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0.

The dividers are in a black card box with black baise on the inside. There is a red plastic label stuck on the outside of the box with ‘VANANDEL’ written in marker pen.

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