Beautiful 19th C. 14 Inch Rolled Handle Ruler, C.E Gibbs, Boston soldier pins I also really love that

I also really love that the weight of hand itself is enough to outweigh the arm and post

and also as a reminder to keep moving forward

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

They also feature "one way" pips

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 I also really love thatA 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