Tools: Extending Our Reach
This exhibition was on display from December 12, 2014 to May 25, 2015.
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- Book, Les raisons des forces mouvantes avec diverses machines tant utilles...
- vellum over paper boards, paper.
- Courtesy of Smithsonian Libraries, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Library.
- 24.2012.4
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Book (facsimile), Astronomicum Caesareum
- leather-bound paper boards, paper, string.
- Courtesy of Smithsonian Libraries, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Library.
- 24.2012.5
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Traveling Dressing Case Dressing Case
- wood, silk, leather, silver, glass, mother-of-pearl, brass, gold, steel.
- Gift of Danny J. H. Kauffman.
- 1984-133-1-a/c, e/i
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Catalog, Whole Earth Catalog: access to tools
- paper.
- Courtesy of Kentucky Historical Society, (Pamphlet Fall 1968; 051 W628).
- 21.2014.1
- This object was made by Portola Institute, Inc..
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Ultrasound Machine, Vscan™
- internal: ultrasound transmitters and receivers, signal processor,....
- Courtesy of GE Healthcare.
- 13.2014.1
- This object was made by GE Healthcare.
- There are 4 images and 1 video of this object.
- Swiss Champ SOS Pocket Knife/Multitool
- assembled stamped, forged, polished stainless steel, aluminum, brass, molded....
- Gift of Victorinox.
- 2013-56-1-a/x
- This object was made by Victorinox.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Victorinox@work Pocket Knife/Multitool
- assembled stamped, forged, polished stainless steel, brass, aluminum oxide....
- Gift of Victorinox.
- 2013-56-2
- This object was made by Victorinox.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Flex-Foot Cheetah® Xtend Running Blade
- molded plain-woven carbon fiber, unidirectional carbon-fiber epoxy resin.
- Gift of Össur North America.
- 2015-49-1
- This object was made by Mitsubishi Rayon and Newport Adhesives & Composites and Össur.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Diagnostic Health-care Device, Kernel of Life (Prototype)
- computer-machined abs plastic, leather, aluminum, paint.
- Courtesy of Gates Foundation and WIRED magazine.
- 12.2014.1
- This object was made by fuseproject.
- There are 2 images and 1 video of this object.
- Drawing, Controller of the Universe
- colored pencil and pen on paper and tracing paper.
- Courtesy of the Artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels, DO052.
- 1.2014.1
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, Controller of the Universe
- colored pencil and pen on paper and tracing paper.
- Courtesy of the Artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels, DO053.
- 1.2014.2
- InFORM (USA)
- electromechanical assembly, aluminum frame, microsoft kinect sensor, apple....
- Courtesy of Tangible Media Group and MIT Media Lab. This installation was....
- 14.2014.1
- Mobosens, Smartphone Liquid Sensor (Prototype)
- smartphone plug-in electrochemical sensor, microfluidic chip, microelectronic....
- Courtesy of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- 18.2014.1
- Photograph, Bricklayer's Pointing Trowel, by Marshaltown Trowel Co., $1.35
- gelatin silver print.
- The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 84.XP.453.17.
- 8.2014.2
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Photograph, Tin Snips, by J. Wiss and Sons Co., $1.85
- gelatin silver print.
- The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 84.XP.453.1.
- 8.2014.1
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Photograph, Tape Reamer
- gelatin silver print.
- The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 84.XM.956.1053.
- 8.2014.3
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Photograph, Stahls Chain-nose Pliers (Over Actual Size), from Eskilstuna,...
- gelatin silver print.
- The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 84.XM.956.1057.
- 8.2014.4
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Photograph, Auger Drill Bit with a Flared Screwdriver End
- gelatin silver print.
- The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 84.XM.956.1059.
- 8.2014.5
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Photograph, Baby Terrier Crate Opener, by Bridgeport Hardware Mfg. Corp., 69...
- gelatin silver print.
- The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 84.XM.956.1060.
- 8.2014.6
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Photograph, The "Superrench"—Two-Ended Wrench
- gelatin silver print.
- The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 84.XM.956.1063.
- 8.2014.7
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Photograph, "T" Bevel
- gelatin silver print.
- The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 84.XM.956.1066.
- 8.2014.8
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Wristband, Jawbone UP24
- hypoallergenic tpu rubber, nickel-plated tr-90 nylon, electronic components.
- Courtesy of Yves Béhar and fuseproject.
- s-e-1597
- This object was made by Jawbone.
- Copy Of Patent For Safety Razor Handle (USA)
- ink on paper.
- Joseph B. Friedman Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American....
- 14.2012.121
- Interactive Installation, Sketchbot
- aluminum, plastic, assorted electrical components, javascript, html, css and....
- Gift of Google Inc..
- s-g-1-a
- THIS OBJECT IS NOT PUBLIC
- This object is part of the Digital collection.
- MacBook Air Laptop Computer
- anodized, cnc-milled, drilled, and laser-pierced aluminum, arsenic-free....
- Gift of Apple.
- 2014-48-1
- This object was made by Apple Inc..
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Diagram: Layout Of Micro-sized Timing And Inertial Measurement Unit (T-IMU)
- Approx: H x W: 121.9 x 182.9 cm (48 in. x 6 ft.).
- Courtesy of MicroSystems Laboratory of the University of California, Irvine.....
- 17.2014.1
- Microsized Timing And Inertial Measurement Unit (T-IMU): Wafer (USA)
- Diam: 10.2 cm (4 in.).
- Courtesy of MicroSystems Laboratory of the University of California, Irvine.....
- 17.2014.2
- T-IMU Unfolded (2) (USA)
- Courtesy of MicroSystems Laboratory of the University of California, Irvine.....
- 17.2014.3
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Folded T-IMU Pyramid (above Unfolded T-IMUs)
- H x W x D: 5.4 x 4.5 x 4.06 mm (7/32 x 3/16 x 5/32 in.).
- Courtesy of MicroSystems Laboratory of the University of California, Irvine.....
- 17.2014.4
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Related Tools And Parts
- thermoplastic.
- Courtesy of Made In Space, Inc. and NASA.
- 3.2014.2
