Andrew Alpern collection of drawing instruments, circa 1700-2004.

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Andrew Alpern collection of drawing instruments, circa 1700-2004.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/269257851

This collection primarily contains 177 groups of English, Continental and American drafting sets and individual instruments dating from circa 1700 to 2004. These instruments were used to create technical drawings, typically by architects, draftsmen, engineers, surveyors, and students. Complementing the instruments are a small group of miscellaneous items, including medals, a model, a necktie, and a charm bracelet, and a large group of published materials, including trade catalogs and other technical, biographical, historical, and scholarly writings about drafting and scientific instruments and related subjects.

177 groups of instruments.12 groups of miscellaneous items.119 volumes of printed material.1 folder of archival materials.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7171994

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Keuffel & Esser Co.

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Alpern, Andrew.

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The items in this collection were gathered by New York architect, historian, and attorney Andrew Alpern over forty years, primarily by purchase at auction and from private dealers in the United States and Europe. From the description of Andrew Alpern collection of drawing instruments, circa 1700-2004. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 269257851 ...

Negretti and Zambra

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Theo. Alteneder & Sons

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