Title
Gunter's Scale
Mediumwood
Dimensions1 3/4 × 24 in. (4.4 × 61 cm)
Object number1958.10.2
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionStandard-type commercially produced 24-inch boxwood Gunter's scale calculating ruler, with the calibrations monochrome engraved on both sides, and inscribed (on recto) " * KUTZ MAKER 172 WATER ST. NEW YORK * ". (1959.11.2 is a sailor-made scrimshaw example.)On View
Not on view
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Circa 1860
