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Boxwood four inch rule

Made:
1900-1920 in Birmingham
Boxwood 4-inch rule by I & D Smallwood

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Boxwood 4-inch rule by I & D Smallwood
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Boxwood 4-inch rule by I & D Smallwood, Birmingham with inch scale and calliper with vernier scale at one end, by I. & D. Smallwood, Birmingham, 1900-20.

Details

Category:
Weighing & Measuring
Object Number:
1999-952
Materials:
boxwood, brass and complete
Measurements:
overall: 5 x 113 x 29 mm
type:
calliper rule
credit:
I and D Smallwood Limited

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