Hi all, I've got a number of pieces in my collection that were made sometime between the end of WWII and the reunification of Germany but are marked "Germany."...
Just thought I'd mention a VERY large K&E drafting set I saw at the Marlborough antique show this Sunday. It was in the original K&E brass-bound wood box with...
does the number 4117 on the case of a drafting set ring any bells with anyone. Its a hard case with one of those pin thru a loop type closures--approx 5x8" ...
Very hard to say without knowing the manufacturer. Even with that information the number schemes are hard to figure out. To date no one that I know of has done...
... Well I just purchased the set online so Im not sure there is a brand name. The seller didnt mention one. The database sounds like an interesting...
thought the following link might be of interest to groups members: http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/Trade-Literature/Scientific-instruments/ Elton...
Well I should have paid attention to the old news reporter caveat> "whatever you do..spell the name right." I was asking about Schoenner in my previous post...
Hi Elton: I have a number of surveying instrument and some drawing instrument patents listed on my web page: http://www.pacificsites.com/~brooke/SurPat.shtml ...
My experience with the USPTO (http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html) is that one needs to be somewhat creative in their search strategies. If you use full text...
Tom Thanks so much I really appreciate that. I was going to go to the Gov. Docs room here at the University Library and search there..hard copy search. again...
Brooke Thanks so much. I visited your page shortly after I joined the group and will likely be contacting you about batteries/adaptor for a PRC-25 one of these...
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the DrawingInstruments group. File :...
Hello - I'm desperately searching for a Faber Castell 9600. Some of you may know this was used for lofting. My father is a wood and metal pattern maker who...
Victor, Always looking for someone to be in my debt!! I have a A.W.Faber-Castell, LOCKTITE, tel-a-grade, model 9800SG.Its not new, but its in almost new ...
Ryan, I sent a reply to your request for a Faber-Castell pencil, but sent it to the wrong person, Victor. Anyway, I have a 9800 and some extra leads- No cost...
... That would be fantastic. That's the closest to the 9600 that I've found so I'd love to have it. Will send my address. Thanks a million! Ryan Wirtjes...
Hi: By uisng the class number of patent 902,257 which is 33/558.5 and searching the entire USPTO database for this class number, then looking for a patent...
Brooke Thanks for your efforts. I had found the patent and tried to upload it but somehow it would not open at the group files page. I do however have it on...
Well it seem my newness to the field of collecting drawing instruments has caught up with me. Even though I have a bit of a drafting background from my days ...
This is a drop bow for making small circles. You use by holding down on the plunger keeping vertical and turning the compass to make the circle or arc. Works...
The other item is currently on eBay item number 3260327704. As always.. thanks to all Elton This is a beam compass for large radii limited only by the hength...
Hello Charlie Isn't the "wheeled attachment" merely a caster-like support for the scribing pen, so that you can control the pressure of the ink nibs on the...
P.S. Also, I used to have a classically-made screw-clamp device that could be put on the end of a yardstick or any other stick as a radial arm, that held a...
