Artifact Details

Title

Map distance measuring device

Catalog Number

XB129.80

Type

Physical object

Description

Hand held distance measuring device for maps or drawings. This example calibrated in "Inches to Miles or Versters" and also in "Centimeters to Kilometers". This version has a compass on the reverse side.

Date

undated

Manufacturer

TACRO Inc

Place Manufactured

Germany

Dimensions

overall: 3/8 in x 1 1/4 in x 3 in

Category

Analog computer

Collection Title

Gwen Bell artifact and book collection

Series Title

Pre-computing artifacts

Credit

Gift of Gwen and C. Gordon Bell

Lot Number

X6288.2012