six-inch promotional ruler
Date: after 1960
Inventory Number: 2003-1-0205
Classification: Rule
Subject:
Maker: Clay-Adams Company, Inc. (founded circa 1916)
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Dimensions:
0.1 x 15.5 x 2.2 cm (1/16 x 6 1/8 x 7/8 in.)
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Description:
Six-inch-long white plastic ruler, printed in black. Printed along the top edge of the face of the ruler is a scale in inches, graduated into sixteenths. Along the bottom edge of the face of the ruler is a scale in centimeters, graduated into tenths.
Near the top edge of the back of the ruler are temperature scales in Celsius
(outermost) and Fahrenheit (innermost), aligned for conversion. Tables for unit conversions are printed on the bottom half of the back of the ruler.
Near the top edge of the back of the ruler are temperature scales in Celsius
(outermost) and Fahrenheit (innermost), aligned for conversion. Tables for unit conversions are printed on the bottom half of the back of the ruler.
Signedback, bottom center: [Clay-Adams trademark]
Inscribedback, right center: MADE IN U.S.A.
FunctionFor measuring distances, and as a reference for performing unit conversions. This ruler was distributed by the Clay-Adams Company, Inc. for promotional purposes.
ProvenancePrivate Donor, Troy, New York.