I've been wondering if there are any known instrument makers and/or designers in the 20th century who are known as well as Stanley, Richter, and so on? My...
Right now on www.ebay.com under Drawing instrument I saw Richter antique set for sale. If I remember this set was from 1903-1910. You can look description... ...
I think the American firms Vemco and Alteneder were as well known in the 20th century as any in the world for their innovation and quality. Check out a large...
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... An interesting research aim. I was suprised when I delved into the British Patents Offixe archive (http://www.patent.gov.uk/design/). and came across...
I picked up a wooden ruler for a drawing machine which seems to have ivory rather than celluloid edges. So far I have always doubted that scale rulers may have...
Hi, Manfred! Hmmmm! I quite agree with you that it certainly looks like Ivory....on the top facing. What I noticed about the material on the back of the ruler...
I understand that you can heat up a needle or wire etc. (red hot) and touch it to the material in some inconspicuous place and smell the odor that the material...
I have a set of Riefler instruments that I bought new in 1962. I have entered a photo of the case and the instruments in the photo section. I used these...
Certainly it's collectible, just depends on a given person's interest (for example, I'm big on 20th century gear while others prefer older sets). It is a great...
Hi Everyone, I have come across a copy of Maya Hambly's "Drawing Instruments 1580 - 1980". I already have a copy for myself and it is a wonderful book full of...
Would appreciate information regarding the construction details of the K&E centrolinead, and information regarding its use and the theory E. Lapints...
... theory The Centrolinead invented in 1814 by Nicholson was used for construction of 2-point perspective where one or both vanishing points would be off the...
Appreciate your prompt and extensive reply to my query in re the centrolinead. Am attempting a mathematical demonstration of its properties via analytic...
The centrolinead was a tool used to create an artificial vanishing point when doing perspective drawings. In construction it was shaped like a large Y lying on...
Thanks for your most complete and detailed response. In 1941 I attended an introductory course on perspective drawing given by George Tharatt, then chief...
Hello Everyone, A friend of mine is an old draughtsman from way back. He owns and still occassionally uses a set of K&E pens and his Leroy lettering set. He...
Greetings Alan, I have a large supply of the Leroy Lettering Pens and Reservoir Pens. Please contact me privately and I will try to accommodate you. Regards, ...
So since the vanishing point is not on the board, how do you determine where the station point is? (if you don't know what it is, a station point is too...
The station point corresponds to the position of the observer. It is independent of the vanishing points. With the point on the picture plane at which the...
Here's hoping you get something fun for Father's Day! I've been particularly busy of late so I haven't tried to stir anything up here (we're unmoderted after...
Greetings, Spotted this one for the mechanical pencil collectors: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2114980473 Does anybody know what these...
Jeff (JPMITools) had listed a hybrid set of drawing instruments on eBay and I wrote him asking what he thought of a set I had. He wrote back and later gave...
I put in 2 new photos of the "Projector" which appears to be a protractor attached with an accordian arm to a straightedge. There's an eBay link as well. See: ...
... The [original] A.W. Faber Castell 9600 [was] similar to the standard Locktite 9400 drafting pencil, but it has modified clutch jaws to accept a special,...
Lofting is in Message 137 ... standard Locktite ... special, flat ... beneficiary General ... developed ... machine parts at full ... into the ... line without...
Hello, I am posting to find out if any of you can help me with some ruling pens I found. I need to clean, polish, and sharpen/condition them and would like...
I (shockbeton (Dennis B Smith)) found this fascinating letter in my emaibox recently. Apparently it was meant to be posted as a part of the ink vs. pencil ...
