A: Conestoga Cork Works wooden ruler. 5 inches on onse side with"Corks./Conestoga Cork Works, Lancaster - PA." in black letters. On reverse is a "Corks./Cork Measure" and "Conestoga Cork Works,/Armstrong Cork Co."
B: Armstrong Cork Closure Division wooden 6-inch measuring ruler on one side with metric and "U.S. Standard Diamter Cork Measure" on the reverse. Black ring with 'A' on both ends of: "Armstrong Cork Products Company Closure Divison -- Lancaster, Pa.' Atlanta - Boston - Cincinnati - Dallas - Detroit - Minneapolis / New York - Philadelphia- Pittsburgh - St. Louis - San Francisco"
C: White plastic tapered cork size measurer. Armstrong Cork logo at top. 5-inch measurements along one side with "Armstrong Cork Company/ Glass and Closure Division Lancaster, PA." On reverse, lines numbered 1 to 12 with directions: "To get cork size, insert in bottle neck. Read measure at distance above top for cork wanted and allow something for compression."
Provenance
Donated by Miss Margaret Lantz (SIT)
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 18
Storage Shelf
Shelf 5
Storage Container
Box 0307
Object Name
Ruler
Dimension Details
A: 5 inches long; .75 inches wide
B: 1 inch long. 6 inches wide.
C.: 6.5 inches long. Tapers from 1.25 to .25 inches wide.
Floorcovering, resilient tile, sales samples, box of 32 color samples, Armstrong Custom Corlon, Each 3"x3" sample marked on back "Armstrong Rubber Tile" & with information on color, thickness & pattern
