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Wood and brass ruler, London Brighton and South Coast Railway

Steel Rule

1900

Ruler, plastic

Ruler

1875

German hexagonal section measuring rod, one of four

1695-1715

Gardner diesel engines Branded ruler

circa 1954-97

Gardner diesel engines Branded ruler

circa 1954-97

Swedish measuring ruler, 28 5/8" long

Ruler

1955-1965

Ruler

1860-1880

Thornton 12-Inch Rule

1960-1965

Twelve inch ruler

1872

Dancer Ruler

1860-1870

Ruler, used by Beyer

1930

Halden Ruler

1870-1900

A.G. Thornton Folding Ruler

1890-1910

Ruler

1917

Ruler

1939

Box of "engine divided" rulers

Swedish measuring ruler, 26 7/8" long

Sectional ruler

1900-1910

Twelve-Inch Ruler

1930-1940

German hexagonal section measuring rod, one of four

1715

German hexagonal section measuring rod, one of four

1695-1715

German hexagonal section measuring rod, one of four

1695-1715

Gardner diesel engines Branded ruler

circa 1954-97

Gardner diesel engines Branded ruler

circa 1954-97

Ophthalmic Rule

1935-1945

'Days to check 2000' ruler marketing 'Check 2000' tool

1999

Ruler, wooden, marked 'Armstrong'

Thornton Ruler

1920-1930

Folding rule

1885-1895

Ruler

1870-1900

Ruler

1949

Ruler; ebony, round, with inset ivorine label inscribed "Ebony ruler said to have formed part of the desk equipment of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, First Engineer of The Great Western Rly. 1833-1858".

Ebony ruler, Great Western Railway

1833-1858

Three ivory rulers, graduated in inches & 1/10 ths, each with brass ring at each end - lengths 6 1/2", 6 1/2", 3".

Three ivory rulers

Ruler; black ebony tubular ruler. Dimensions 17 1/2"x3/4"

Ebony ruler

Ebony rule. Cylindrical ebony rod. Dimensions 18"x3/4" diam.

Ebony rule

Boxwood Ruler, Great Northern Railway, 18" ruler advertising GNR services, 18"x1?"

Boxwood Ruler, Great Northern Railway

Ruler; Wooden 18", marked BR. Dimensions 18"x1"

Wooden 18" ruler, British Railways

Ruler, Great Northern Railway. Wooden ruler used by Edmund Denison one time chairman of Great Northern Railway, 1857.

Ruler, Great Northern Railway

1857

Cardboard Ruler, London & North Western Railway, "Rule of the Road Punctuality - Speed - Comfort". 12" ruler advertising LNWR facilities, Dimensions: 12"x1"

Cardboard Ruler, London & North Western Railway

Timetable Slide Ruler. 16 1/2"x2"x1/2".

Timetable slide ruler

Ruler; wooden, marked "G. W. R." 18 inch

Wooden ruler, Great Western Railway

Plastic ruler from kit for phase 3 Novavax 2019nCoV-302 vaccine trial at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.

Ruler from Phase 3 Novavax 2019nCoV-302 Vaccine Trial

2020