Correspondence·PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 16·1948

1948

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Typed and handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 91 of correspondence PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 16 (1948), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 1, folder 16, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Unnumbered pageScan 91 of 107

DRAWING EQUIPMENT

1 set Drawing Instruments: 6" compasses with double knee joints, pencil & ink legs, dividers, 4" bow pencil, 5 1/2" compasses, ink, pencil & pen points, ink & pencil bow, 2 needles, 1 pricker, 1 beam compass with hinged nib drawing pens, 2 spare pencil leads, spare spring divider and bow

1 each of following 12" flat section boxwood scales METRIC: cms & millimeters 1/2 x 1/50 x 1/100 x 1/250 x 1/125

or other combination providing these scales; 5 one 50cm flat section for the above scales in cms & mms

1 one 50cm (NOT 1/2mms) with edges at zero both edges. All scales to be run forward and backward on both edges, so that measurement may be made in either direction.

1 straight edge 40" of edged wood or stainless steel

1 25 yard roll 40" wide good quality stout smooth drawing paper.

doz each pencils best quality drawing HB, 2H. solid marking Blue, Red, crayons

1 doz large watercolor ink

1/2 doz erasing indian ink for erasing ( pencil shield paste

1 tin erasing paste

8 doz bottles Higgins black indian ink

1/2 doz spiral bound sketch books about 12" x 9", 100 sheets

1/2 doz pads sectional cm & mm unmarginged paper, 12" x 9" sketching paper, about 12 pads

2 pads ditto sectional tracing paper if not in pads from roll, 5 yards from roll.

1 magnifying glass 3" diam.

If sent by parcel post the cif value of any one parcel must not exceed $5.

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