Rulers, engineers scale rulers [Thomas George Quilter]; Kilpatrick & Co; 1920-19...

Rulers, engineers scale rulers [Thomas George Quilter]; Kilpatrick & Co; 1920-1930; MT2015.20.6
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Mataura Museum

Name/Title

Rulers, engineers scale rulers [Thomas George Quilter]

About this object

Rulers; engineers scale rulers. This set of 11 rulers in a hinged wooden box belonged to local man Thomas George Quilter. He used them in his role as an engineer with the State Forest Service in the 1920 and 1930s before his death while serving in World War Two.

Here is a link to Thomas' life story.

Maker

Kilpatrick & Co

Maker Role

Manufacturer

Maker

W.H. Harling Limited

Maker Role

Manufacturer

Date Made

1920-1930

Place Made

England

Medium and Materials

organic, vegetal, wood

Inscription and Marks

Stamped on bottom of box: 'T.G.Quilter'

Technique

manufactured

Measurements

as set in part descriptions.
overall: medium

Subject and Association Keywords

people

Named Collection

Thomas and Clara Quilter collection

Credit Line

From the collection of the Mataura and Districts Historical Society Incorporated.

Object Type

equipment

Object number

MT2015.20.6

Rights

All rights reserved

This object is from
Mataura Museum   Mataura Museum
Tags

1920s

mataura people

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