Photo of retractable steel measuring tape by Arthur H. Gaebel, 1949

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, New York
1949-4-20
safety film, Defender
overall: 5 x 7 in.

8x10 safety negative made by Rosenfeld and Sons, April 20, 1949. Image of a retractable steel measuring tape made by Arthur H. Gaebel of Larchmont N.Y. Catalog number 606 with measurements in acates - picas- inches . Typed negative sleeve info.: "63305 / 3/15/49 / [Box] 2897-8 / Arthur H. Gaebel / Box 3 / Larchmont, NY". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.63305

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection