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Combination drafting/drawing template-ruler (stencil, protractor, set-square, French curve), translucent plastic

Object/Artifact

Rectangular multi-purpose drawing template molded in transparent pale-blue-tinted plastic, with a hanging hole at the left end. Along the top runs a row of cut-out stencil characters — most of the alphabet (A B D O E G H K M N P R S T U V W X Y Z, omitting several letters), the digits 1234567890, and a few symbols (a cross, a square, a question mark). The field below combines: a right-triangle (45°) set-square aperture; a hexagon and small circle; a teardrop/exclamation shape; a semicircular protractor graduated 0–180° with an inner semicircular aperture; a French-curve aperture with small circles; and a graduated set of full circles at the right. The lower long edge is a centimeter ruler scale (graduations numbered through ~29 cm).

Combination drafting/drawing template-ruler (stencil, protractor, set-square, French curve), translucent plastic Combination drafting/drawing template-ruler (stencil, protractor, set-square, French curve), translucent plastic

2025.16.1

Evelyn Sosa collection

2025.16

Evelyn Sosa

Gift

Maker: Not determined — no maker's mark on the visible face. Date: Undatable from the object; cannot be confirmed within 1959–1990 and may fall outside it. Place of Origin: Undetermined. Metric (cm) scale and European-style numerals are consistent with Cuban, socialist-bloc, or other European manufacture; no country mark to assign origin (tentative).

None beyond functional content — stencil letters/numerals/symbols, protractor degree scale, and the centimeter ruler graduations. No brand or country mark.

Plastic

Materials: Molded transparent/translucent plastic (acrylic or polystyrene), pale blue tint. Technique: Injection-molded body with molded/cut stencil apertures; engraved or printed graduations for the protractor and ruler scales.

Fair

Havana

Cuba

Caribbean

Central America

use

A general-purpose student/office drafting template combining ruler, protractor, set-square, French curve, circle gauge, and a lettering stencil — an everyday drawing-and-lettering aid. The reduced stencil alphabet (most letters, a few omitted) is typical of economy lettering templates. Unmarked, so maker, origin, and date are unconfirmed.