Beautiful Treen Ruler with Inlaid Brass Pins yellow Lagardo Tackett Schmid demitasse cups 3 7/8" t x 1

3 7/8" t x 1 5/8" in diameter

with what look to me like hand-forced nails for the the pegs

the wonkier the better

and overall general wear

Good weight cotton fabric held together with white thread and

Beautiful Treen Ruler with Inlaid Brass Pins yellow Lagardo Tackett Schmid demitasse cups 3 7/8" t x 1The first thing this lovely ruler made me think of was antique treen snuff boxes finely decorated with tiny brass nails, and this feels very much of that ilk as well as reminding me of Victorian pin cushions with phrases spelled out in stick pins that I am forever coveting! I believe it is likely British, I think the wood is rosewood, and the nails were individually inlaidwith the added benefit being that one can feel the numbers with the tips of the