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OBJECT TYPE: American brick bond scale
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0669.009

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 9
Total Parts: 13
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: card stock; covered with inidentified laminate or plastic coating

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 36.3 cm
Width: 6.2 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Civil engineering
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: W.A. Ramsay was Chief Architect, Department of Transport (D.O.T.) between 1952 & 1974.
Canada: Unknown
Function: enables architects, designers & contractors to establish or determine correct brick bond dimension for wall, pilaster, pier or opening. Brick bond is the pattern by which layers of brick overlap visible from the outside
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering at top of scale reads: "AMERICAN BOND"; lettering at bottom of scale reads: "Copyright 1937-1939 by Joseph Palmer/ONTARIO BRICK MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION/1305 METROPOLITAN BUILDING/TORONTO, CANADA"; lettering at bottom of scale on other side reads: "U.S. PATENT 2,140,714 Copyright 1937-1939 by Joseph Palmer/ONTARIO BRICK MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION/1305 METROPOLITAN BUILDING/TORONTO, CANADA"
Missing: N/A
Finish: black text & numeric tables on tan background
Decoration: none

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