Beautiful 19th C. 14 Inch Rolled Handle Ruler, C.E Gibbs, Boston architectural drawing was mounted to a tan

was mounted to a tan colored cardstock backing

Her vases always have two coiled ring handles

with pin holes in corners as noted and some surface wear along the edges as evident and documented

and this one both warms and breaks my heart

Sight” 3 5/8” x 4 1/2”

Beautiful 19th C. 14 Inch Rolled Handle Ruler, C.E Gibbs, Boston architectural drawing was mounted to a tanA nice one for the ruler collection. I've never come across one quite like this before, but I believe this sort of rounded handle ruler would have been used by a draftsman or architect, allowing for easy handling and movement across paper or blueprint. I have also seen a few round wood rulers described as writing rulers, and it does seem a good one for use in practicing calligraphy in ink, using the ruler and straight edge as guide then lifting