Beautiful 19th C. 14 Inch Rolled Handle Ruler, C.E Gibbs, Boston soldier pins or I carried it around

or I carried it around the shop where I found it with some light things inside

I believe this likely is mid 20th century or so from the Northwest Territories/Nunavut

all plus the box in excellent condition

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

Beautiful 19th C. 14 Inch Rolled Handle Ruler, C.E Gibbs, Boston soldier pins or I carried it aroundA 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