Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2007.22.145
Accession#:
2007.22
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Name:
Curve
Title:
French Curve
Year Range from:
1950
Year Range to:
1996
Description:
Clear acrylic French curve used in drafting. Object is a rough oval. There are two small holes through the object at either end. In the center is a large hole shaped like an "L." On both ends is an indentation, whose negative space describes the shape of a comma. The manufacture's name and logo are printed on the bottom rail of the object: "DIETZGEN, CLEARCITE ,2152—17B, MADE IN U.S.A., ACRYLIC PLASTIC."
Notes:
Used to draw maps of mineral formations.
Search Terms:
JMIC
T&E
Drafting
Drawing
Mining
Map
Prospecting
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