Wonderful Old Brass Ruler with Hand-Engraved Numbers colorful face Good now as a paperweight

Good now as a paperweight or to add to the collection of carved or cast arms and legs and feet

and remnants of white paint over the wheels and along the sides

but I love the silhouette

with some loss of the bright yellow nailed-on trim around the lower sides

Wonderful Old Brass Ruler with Hand-Engraved Numbers colorful face Good now as a paperweightSuch a treat to find this wonderful old brass ruler yesterday in New Hampshire, with the numbers engraved by hand, perfectly imperfect. The ruler is divided into eights, with one circle at the inch marks, and three at the half inch. I asked a keen and knowledgeable friend about it, who believes it is machinist's rulerthey would often make their own measuring tools (like ladies legs calipers!) so that they could be customized for the specific device