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SQUARE DRAWING TEMPLATE

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Overview

Green opaque plastic template 4 sets of different size squares. At the top 5 squares underneath that 7 squares underneath that 10 squares and at the bottom 11 squares of different sizing. Each square has marking in black. Black text bottom left corner [LINEX 1173 DENMARK].

Historical information

These drawing tools were used by Jurgen Gossman in the 1980s and 1990s when he was a town planner and later a member of the planning department in the City of Armadale. These tools were used to create hand drawn technical plans for subdivisions, drainage systems, roads and other engineering tasks. In the mid to late 1990s the need to use these tools was slowly replaced by computer programs. Staff would have been trained in how to use these tools as they were gaining their engineering degrees.
The history of Linex dates back to 1923, when Frede Dueland Nielsen, a Danish civil engineering student, began producing ship curves. Over the years, he expanded the range to include set squares and rulers. Used most commonly in architectural drafting and engineering. The company was established in 1935 and in the years following WWII, sales and exports increased steadily. It became one of the world's leading suppliers of drawing article In 1993, Linex was acquired by Bantex A/S.
Since the establishment of local governments across Western Australian in 1871, they have been responsible for the designing and construction of local roads and drains. They also quickly became responsible for town planning, meaning staff with the skills to create accurate drawings have always been needed. The tool represents a manual skill that was essential for council staff who worked in the planning department that has now been replaced by computer programs.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2015.17

Themes

Art and Design
People
Social History

Material

Plastic

Width

140 mm

Height or length

240 mm

Inscriptions and markings

makers mark [LINEX 1173/ DENMARK]

Keywords

Denmark

Linex 1173

City of Armadale

Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection of technical drawing tools that were used to create highly accurate and detailed hand drawn technical plans. These tools have now been replaced with computer programs and the skills required to use this collection is slowly being lost.

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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