Lovely Antique Brass 6 Inch Folding Ruler small tin The only actual flaws I

The only actual flaws I have found are two tiny chips on the lips of two of the bowls (one on each)--very minor

which I must say has quite an animated

perhaps in part because of the fabulous nature of the platypus itself

and the raised sword against flag of the soldier below (who also looks to me quite like a French revolutionary

much better in person

Lovely Antique Brass 6 Inch Folding Ruler small tin The only actual flaws IThe tinier the ruler the better as far as I'm concerned all the better for measuring little things! I've had a couple of 6 inch folding rulers made of bone, but don't believe I've ever coming across a brass one, and this one feels quite special. No mark anywhere on it that I can see, and with just the 1st and last inch divided into quarters, the rest just into halves. 19th c. I believe, and I imagine made for a very specific purpose, perhaps for an