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Hem Marker Hem Marker
This is a hem marker. It was manufactured by William B. Kerr & Company. It is dated ca. 1894 and we acquired it in 1976. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Mrs. Earle F. Hiscock.
It is credited Gift of Mrs. Earle F. Hiscock.
- Protractor (USA)
- sheet steel.
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 1977.0460.01.
- 14.2012.66
- Pickett N1010-ES Trig Duplex Demonstration Slide Rule (USA)
- plywood, plexiglass.
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 2010.3095.071.
- 14.2012.67
- Ruler
- nickel-plated wood.
- Courtesy of Thom Browne.
- 74.2015.11
Its dimensions are
L x W: 11.5 × 3.1 cm (4 1/2 × 1 1/4 in.)
It has the following markings
On back of slide on measurer: [1] A fasces, impressed (manufacturer’s mark) [2] “PAT.OCT.2,94”, impressed (patent date) [3] “STERLING”, impressed (standard mark) [4] “1753”, impressed (model number)
Cite this object as
Hem Marker Hem Marker; Manufactured by William B. Kerr & Company (United States); USA; silver; L x W: 11.5 × 3.1 cm (4 1/2 × 1 1/4 in.); Gift of Mrs. Earle F. Hiscock; 1976-108-1
