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Template, Drafting

Object Number

2020.033.052

Description

Drafting Template

Thin green plastic drafting template with various arrows and directional indicators cut out of plastic; rectangular with rounded corners; black scale with marked measurements from 0 - 15cm printed along top edge of template; black scale with marked measurements from 0 - 3inches printed along left edge of template; black printed text along bottom edge of template reads: "PROFESSIONAL ARROW TEMPLATE/ made in U.S.A./ 977 148/ STAEDTLER-MARS."

Provenance

Drafting template used by employees at the Fraser Valley Regional District [FVRD]. This drafting template is a type 977 148, made by Staedtler-Mars in the United States, to draw small arrows and directional indicators.

Drafting templates are stencils that allow the user to draw specific symbols and shapes that are repeatedly used in a design. By tracing around the holes, the user can quickly and accurately draw the shape required, in this instance, arrows. Staedtler Mars GmbH & Co. KG (1835 - present) is a German stationery, writing implements, and office supplies manufacturing company based in Nuremberg; the company was founded in 1835 by Johann Sebastian Staedtler (https://www.staedtler.com/intl/en/company/about-staedtler/history/). In 1900, Staedtler registered the Mars brand using the name for some lines of products including technical drawing instruments. In 1922, a US subsidiary based in New York opened followed by a Japanese subsidiary in 1926.

The Fraser Valley Regional District (1995 - present) is a local government that delivers over 100 separate services to over 280,000 residents in the Fraser Valley. Services include: fire protection, sewer, water, storm drainage, building inspection, bylaw enforcement, planning, and zoning and development. Communities include eight unincorporated Electoral Areas as well as the municipalities of: Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Harrison Hot Springs, Hope, Kent, and Mission. The headquarters is based in Chilliwack at the intersection of Cheam Avenue and Young Road. Employees in the Engineering and the Planning and Development departments, particularly surveyors, drafters, and GIS technicians, likely used templates such as this arrow template in their work.