Line Marker Tool Item Number: N2.502 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Carved dark brown wood shaped like elongated pear in transverse cross section. Wider end hollowed to form a bowl-like depression. Inserted vertically through narrow end is a wheel with a cleft deep cut around its perimeter, .9 cm. from each side. Wheel mounted on brass axle with brass handle projecting 4.3 cm. from one side. Traces of thread in cleft. Hole lined with white glass tube bored through from wheel to inside bowl with similar hole opposite from inside to outside of bowl. Around outside of bowl are carved dragon and cloud shapes.
History Of Use
A line-making tool used by carpenters. Bowl is filled with cotton saturated with ink. Long cord wound on ink-soaked wheel is passed through two holes. To the end of the cord is tied an awl-like instrument. In use, awl is inserted into wood, cord is unreeled, and then it is snapped, leaving a black line on the wood. It can then be reeled up by means of the handle.
Item History
- Made in Japan before 1958
- Collected by Ronald P. Dore between 1957 and 1958
- Owned by Ronald P. Dore before 1958
- Received from Ronald P. Dore (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) during 1958
What
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Field Collector
- Ronald P. Dore
- Previous Owner
- Ronald P. Dore
- Received from
- Ronald P. Dore (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Creation Date
- before 1958
- Collection Date
- between 1957 and 1958
- Ownership Date
- before 1958
- Acquisition Date
- during 1958
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 79
- Accession Number
- 0028/0050