Museum object · Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Architectural plumbing template by American Standard owned by John Chase
1965
Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Architectural plumbing template by American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corporation owned by John Chase. The green template has black and red printed text and cut out areas in various shapes. The plastic is partially transparent. There are some red measurements and grids across the template. There are sections to 1/4, 1/8, and 1/16 scale. At the bottom, printed text in the center reads [AMERICAN-STANDARD / PLUMBING AND HEATING DIVISION / Copyright 1965 Form No. 105 3 / American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.]. The reverse is blank, with the printed text visible through the plastic.
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Catalog reference: 2018.69.3.3
