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BONE ANTIQUE ENGINEERS/WOODWORKING 3 FOLD FOLDINGPOCKET RULE/RULER CALIPER SIGNEDF B COX MAKER ALSO SIGNED F.PAGE GLOUCESTER 19C
THE FIRM OFFRANCES BLAKEMORE COX WERE ESTABLISHED IN 1780 BIRMNGHAM AND THE COMPANY WAS LIQUIDATEDIN 1882.
THE RULERHAS TWO PRECISION BRASS AND STEEL METAL HINGES ENABLING IT TO FOLD DOWN TOPOCKET SIZE AND INCORPORATES A BRASS CALIPER GUAGE FOR MEASURING (PRESUMABLYIRON JUDGING BY THE SCALES ENGRAVED ON THE RULE).
THE RULER ISIVORY-COLOURED AND FEELS VERY SMOOTH. THE END CAPS AND SOME OF THE HINGECOMPONENTS AND CALIPER ARE MADE FROM BRASS, WITH A GOLD-COLOURED APPEARANCE.PARTS OF THE HINGES THOUGH ARE SILVER-COLOURED SUGGESTIVE OF IRON ORSTEEL.
THE RULER ISMARKED INTO INCH-SECTIONS ON ONE SIDE, DIVIDED INTO EIGHTHS ON ONE SIDE ANDSIXTEENTHS OPPOSITE WHILST THE OTHER SIDE ARE THREE SCALES FOR ROUND IRON, FLATIRON AND SQUARE IRON PLUS A SECTION WHICH ALLOWS THE USER TO CALCULATE THE COSTOF THE IRON.
THE RULER ISENGRAVED ‘F B COX, MAKER’ AND ‘F PAGE GLOUCESTER’.
CONDITION: THE HINGES MOVE SMOOTHLY. THE RULER IS FLATAND IS FREE OF CRACKS SPLITS OR CHIPS.THERE ARE A FEW SMALL AREAS OF SLIGHT TRACES OF RUST ADJACENT TO SOME OFTHE METAL COMPONENTS (PLEASE SEE PHOTOS).NO ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO CLEAN THIS ITEM SO, WITH PROFESSIONAL HELPIT MAY COME UP MUCH NICER.
FOLDED SIZE:
LENGTH: 12” (without calliper extended)
For the UK this piece will be sent by Royal Mail Special Delivery for safety.
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