Brass and Boxwood Folding 12 Inch Ruler with Caliper yunomi just gorgeous

just gorgeous

with lots of scrapes and scratches--to my eye a perfect combo and I would not change a thing

” But there are so many good ones

prompting a second card dedicated to Mary

and on the other a board for Nine Men's Morris (also known as Merrills

Brass and Boxwood Folding 12 Inch Ruler with Caliper yunomi just gorgeousI just found this and two other old folding rulers and am completely in love with them; I keep carrying them around as they are just a complete delight to hold in the hand, and how much better to measure little things with one of these than with a clunky measuring tape! I am pretty certain this one was made by Stanley and, though unmarked, I believe it is model "No. 32", and am certain it is the youngest of the bunch, 1920s 30s I think. The numbers