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active 1861-1900s, linear measure maker, Birmingham, England

John Rabone and Sons

Cloth tape measure

Hand and Machine Tools

1850-1860
active 1900s-1960s, linear measure manufacturer, Birmingham, England

John Rabone and Sons Limited

Nautical slide rule for weights of wire

Mathematics

1830-1860
Great Western Railways tape measure (100ft), in circular leather casing with brass trim. Made by John Rabone and Sons, Birmingham. Stamped "GWR". 15mm diam. x 30mm

Great Western Railway tape measure

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

Rabone boxwood folding rule

Hand and Machine Tools

Carpenter's slide rule

Mathematics

1861-1910

Standard steel tape (36" + 1"), in nickel case, with pocket case

Weighing & Measuring

Tailor's rule; set square

Weighing & Measuring

c.1920
active 1960s-1990s, linear measure (tapes & rules) manufacturer; England

Rabone Chesterman Limited

1963
Tape measure, circular leather case with brass handle, London & North Eastern Railway, 66 feet / 100 links long, ex Ripon station, made by John Rabone & Sons, Birmingham.

London & North Eastern Railway

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories