Rule [Tailors Rule]

Object detail

Accession number

2002.14.1

Description

Wooden 36 inch rule marked off on both sides. Curved on one side, wide at centre and narrower at each end. Metal cap at ends. Three holes drilled through, one in centre, and one near each end. Inside plastic with green twisty tie at each end.

Marks

E.PRESTON & SONS / B'HAM / ENGLAND / TRADEMARK / E P Maker's Mark

Media/Materials

Organic/Vegetal/Wood

Collection

Furniture and Furnishings collection

Credit Line

Circa 1850. Rule [Tailors Rule], 2002.14.1. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Rule, Woodworking Rule, Patternmaker's Tools & Equipment for Materials Woodworking T&E

Collection type

Social History Domestic Technology Technology

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