Title
Yardstick
Date19th Century
Mediumwhale skeletal bone, brass
Dimensions3/4 × 1/4 × 35 3/4 in. (1.9 × 0.6 × 90.8 cm)
Object number1973.35.63
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionPanbone straightedge yardstick, the top surface slightly convex and double-grooved near the center, with non-ferrous nails marking the half, quarters, and eighths of a yard. Significant shrinkage (from 36" to 35 3/4") bowing.ProvenanceHilton (antiques dealer), Marion, Mass.; purchased by Charles F. Batchelder, Sept. 1937, $3.00.On View
Not on view
Circa 1847
19th Century
19th Century
1745-1925
