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Wodonga & District Historical Society IncFunctional object - Dressmaker's Hem Measuring Stick, 1920s
... Dean Tape Measures...The measure could also be used when completing home furnishing tasks check regular and even length of curtains. The Dean Tape Measure company was started by Edward Dean in 1850. ...measure maker". The company was taken over by Stanley in the 1980s. The production of Dean brand tape measures ceased in 1989. ...These dressmaker hem measures were widely used universally from the mid-nineteenth century both commercially and domestically. They were used to enable the dressmaker to carefully measure and height of a hemline to ensure they were even. This implement became particularly important with changing fashions which saw the rising hemlines. The measure could also be used when completing home furnishing tasks check regular and even length of curtains. The Dean Tape Measure company was started by Edward Dean in 1850. He started working with his father who was a carpenter making builder's measures and then became a "measure maker". The company was taken over by Stanley in the 1980s. The production of Dean brand tape measures ceased in 1989.These items are significant because they were widely used for domestic and commercial use from the 1850s onwards.Three measures on varying size bases. The two measures with circular bases include a pin cushion or receptacle for pins. The measure on the rectangular base has been home-made.On tape - DEAN - MADE IN ENGLANDdean tape measures, dressmaking tools, hem measurements -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageTape measure
... Tape measure linen 66 feet long. Made by Dean of London Leather stitched case with brass trimmings. 130mm diameter 33mm wide...Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village 89 Merri Street Warrnambool great-ocean-road James S Steele tool box Flagstaff Hill Warrnambool Shipwrecked-coast Flagstaff-Hill Flagstaff-Hill-Maritime-Museum Maritime-Museum Shipwreck-coast Flagstaff-Hill-Maritime-Village Tape measure linen 66 feet long. Made by Dean of London Leather stitched case with brass trimmings. 130mm diameter 33mm wide Tape measure ...James S Steele tool boxTape measure linen 66 feet long. Made by Dean of London Leather stitched case with brass trimmings. 130mm diameter 33mm wideflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumTool - Measuring tape, Dean
... Dean Linen Made in England 60 inch linen measuring tape Tool Measuring tape Dean ...60 inch linen measuring tapeDean Linen Made in England -
Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses LeagueTape Measure, Dean
... Tape Measure, Dean...Tape, Measure, Dean...Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses League Drummond Street Nth Ballarat goldfields Tape, Measure, Dean Tape Measure, Dean ...tape, measure, dean -
Mont De LanceyTape measure, Dean
... Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley-and-dandenong-ranges Tape measures White tape measure with black printing in Inches. Tape measure Dean ...White tape measure with black printing in Inches.tape measures
