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Wood and brass ruler, London Brighton and South Coast Railway

Swedish measuring ruler, 28 5/8" long

German hexagonal section measuring rod, one of four

1695-1715

Ruler, plastic

Ruler

1875

Twelve inch ruler

1872

Ruler

1955-1965

Halden Ruler

1870-1900

Steel Rule

1900

Dancer Ruler

1860-1870

Gardner diesel engines Branded ruler

circa 1954-97

A.G. Thornton Folding Ruler

1890-1910

Thornton 12-Inch Rule

1960-1965

Gardner diesel engines Branded ruler

circa 1954-97

Ruler

1939

Ruler

1860-1880

Ruler, used by Beyer

1930

Ruler

1917

Box of "engine divided" rulers

Swedish measuring ruler, 26 7/8" long

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

1999

Ruler, wooden, marked 'Armstrong'

Sectional ruler

1900-1910

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

Ruler

1870-1900

Twelve-Inch Ruler

1930-1940

Folding rule

1885-1895

Thornton Ruler

1920-1930

Gardner diesel engines Branded ruler

circa 1954-97

Gardner diesel engines Branded ruler

circa 1954-97

Ruler

1949

Ophthalmic Rule

1935-1945

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

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

Ebony ruler

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

Ruler, Great Northern Railway

1857

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

Wooden 18" ruler, British Railways

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

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

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