folding rule
Date: after 1900
Inventory Number: 2003-1-0221
Classification: Measuring Rule
Subject:
Maker: Keuffel & Esser Company (1867 - 1987)
Maker: German
Cultural Region:
Dimensions:
0.3 x 61 x 1 cm (1/8 x 24 x 3/8 in.)
Description:
Wooden folding rule with metal joints and ends, painted white.
Fully extended, the rule is 24 inches long. Its scale carries values from 0 to 20 decimal inches (1 decimal inch = 1/10 foot).
Fully extended, the rule is 24 inches long. Its scale carries values from 0 to 20 decimal inches (1 decimal inch = 1/10 foot).
Signedface, top left: KEUFFEL & ESSER Co / NEW YORK
Inscribedface top left: [man logo] CB;
face, top left: PAT'D / JULY 24. 1900;
face, top left: GERMANY
face, top left: PAT'D / JULY 24. 1900;
face, top left: GERMANY
FunctionFor measuring in feet or decimal inches.
ProvenancePrivate Donor, Troy, New York.