Metal Backed Ruler
Object/Artifact
Metal-Backed Ruler, 1915
Latimer used this ruler at home or work, probably to help draft his precise mechanical drawings.
A calendar for 1915, in German, is printed on the ruler's front. German firms were a major source of imported engineering tools in Latimer's day, before the United States entered World War I against Germany in 1917.
Latimer Family Papers (1870-1996 ) [QPL Full Collection]
Metal
On display
Lewis Latimer House
FlushingQueens
New York, USA
North America
United States