Beautiful 19th C. 14 Inch Rolled Handle Ruler, C.E Gibbs, Boston soldier pins burnt orange

burnt orange

10 5/8” t x 10” l on the square x 2” d

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all plus the box in excellent condition

but Armour's Chicago was making it and distributing it widely at the very beginning of the 1900s--in ohotos I've including an ad for it c

Beautiful 19th C. 14 Inch Rolled Handle Ruler, C.E Gibbs, Boston soldier pins burnt orangeA nice one for the ruler collection. I've never come across one quite like this before, but I believe this sort of rounded handle ruler would have been used by a draftsman or architect, allowing for easy handling and movement across paper or blueprint. I have also seen a few round wood rulers described as writing rulers, and it does seem a good one for use in practicing calligraphy in ink, using the ruler and straight edge as guide then lifting