Wonderful Old Brass Ruler with Hand-Engraved Numbers quiltedgold Bags are labeled A

Bags are labeled A

rolls along and spins very smoothly

as I found one in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts portraying the death of a general at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775

The blocks are in good shape and nicely aged

carved from one piece of wood

Wonderful Old Brass Ruler with Hand-Engraved Numbers quiltedgold Bags are labeled ASuch 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