Tape measure Keuffel & Esser 50 feet (0742)
Info
Tape measure with leather casing and folding handle. The tape itself seems kind of impregnated woven cloth.
Measure indications are in inches (black ink) and feet (red ink).
From the catalog, this must have been part no 7442T?
Inscriptions on the outside:
KEUFFEL & ESSER CO
NEW YORK
DARTMOUTH
Inscription on tape:
TRADE MARK K&E
KEUFFEL&ESSER Co N.Y. PAT DEC 18.13
METALLIC
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References/Links/More Info
Keuffel & Esser catalog 1921 - Page 437