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Drafting Set

000173: Drafting Set
Also known as a drawing set, the instruments were used in cartographic work. The instruments include ruling pens and ring head dividers. This set was manufactured by Eugene Dietzgen & Company, Chicago and New York. The set was used by the U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Branch in the early decades of the 20th Century.

Object ID: USGS-000173


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