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Gauge

Object number2021.27.5

Manufacturer The Measuregraph Company

Datec. 1922

OriginSt. Louis, MO

MediumMetal; Paint; Glass; Paper; Fabric; Ink; Rubber(?)

Credit LineGift of Alan Wein

DescriptionBlack metal Measuregraph. Possibly a fragment of a larger machine. Cylindrical base has glass window on front containing yard gauge; underside has reset button. Above cylinder is rectangular section with glass window on front containing charts; center of this section has channel with two rollers inside; viewer's right side has start lever and notch lever; viewer's left side has pull-out chart on a length of white fabric with metal pull-tab. Mounted on back of the cylindrical/rectangular front section is cylindrical arm that connects to a perpendicular bar with silver metal channel on top; these rear elements have painted gold decoration.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 7.125 x 9 x 10.625 in. (18.1 x 22.9 x 27 cm)
InscriptionsCylindrical base's gauge has red and black text including black "YARD" numbers 0-11, red "INCHES" numbers 1-35, and black fraction numbers 0 - 7/8.

Cylindrical base's underside has button with text "RESET".

Rectangular section's chart has red numbers "25" through "5.00" in varying increments; black text along viewer's right side "CHART NO. F-1".

Rectangular section has two levers on viewer's right side, one has "START" on the face and one has "NOTCH" on the face.

Rectangular section's pull-out chart has red and black numbers ".25" through "5.00" in varying increments and black text at pull-tab end "F1".
MarksCylindrical base's gauge has black text around center "THE MEASUREGRAPH COMPANY / ST. LOUIS, U. S. A. / [copyright symbol?] 1922".

Top of rectangular section has black and red text above rollers "TRADE MARK / MCo MEASUREGRAPH MCo / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." and below rollers is black and gold text including "MADE BY / THE MEASUREGRAPH CO. / ST. LOUIS, U. S. A. / PATENTED MARCH 17TH. 1914 [additional patent dates through 1920] / NEW YORK CITY - PENNSYLVANIA / APPROVED TYPE M-8".

Back of rectangular section has imprinted numbers "[star] 31856 [star] [star] 122 [star]".
Historical NotesMeasuregraph from Wein's Clothing Store. Wein's Clothing Store was a department store in Clarion, Pennsylvania. run by three generations of the Wein family. It was started in 1911 by brothers Philip and Thomas Wein, who had recently immigrated to the United States from Poland. The business was later run by Philip’s three sons, Meyer, Milton, and Charles, and by Thomas’s three sons, Morris, Victor, and Joseph. Morris Wein’s son Alan Wein joined the business in 1982 and later took over the business, overseeing it into the 21st century before closing in 2020.

Related institution Wein's Clothing Store (1911 - 2020)

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