Tape Measure
1867-1932
Physical Qualities
Plastic, cotton, 2 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. (6 x 3.5 x 2.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Gloria B. and Herbert M. Katzenberg, Baltimore
Object Number
2013.115
Measuring tape in the shape of a pear with a soft ivory color including stem and leaf. A small fly sittting on the pear is actually the end of the measuring tape, which is rolled inside of the fruit. Molding lines are visible in the pear. Possibly recoil spring mechanism.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2013; Gloria Katzenberg, Baltimore, by purchase, 1971; London
Inscribed: "Germany" printed in purple ink across the first inch of the inches side of the tape.
