General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BOXWOOD (?); BRASS HINGE, ENDS & SLIDING RULE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

31.8 cm

Width

4.2 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Hand

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

PRESTON

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Birmingham

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Saskatchewan

Period

Unknown

Canada

THIS COLLECTION OF TOOLS BELONGED TO A CARPETNER WHO EMIGRATED FROM ENGLAND IN 1910 & SETTLED IN MOOSE JAW, SASK./ THE TOOL CHEST & MOST OF THE TOOLS WERE BROUGHT WITH HIM FROM ENGLAND & USED TO BUILD HIS 1ST 2 HOUSES AS WELL AS SOME FURNITURE

Function

USED TO DETERMINE LINEAR MEASUREMENTS

Technical

UNUSUAL FOLDINGRULE FEATURES BEVELLED OR SLOPED EDGE EXTENDING ONLY PART OF THE LENGTH OF THE LEFT ARM. FITTED WITH GUNTER'S SCALES, DRAFTING SCALES & EXTENSION SLIDE. COULD BE USED AS EXTENSION SLIDE RULE; DRAFTING RULE; TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF CUBIC BOARD FEET OF A LOG, AS WELL AS SIMPLE MEASUREMENT (REF.2 P.249)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

SCALES MARKED IN VARIOUS INCREMENTS, INCLUDING 1-INCH, 1/4-INCH, 3/8-INCH; 1/2-INCH, 5/8-INCH & 3/4-INCH. STAMPED ON FACE OF BEVELLED ARM: '3 SQUARE' & 'R. [R.?] MELHUISH LTD. LONDON'; STAMPED ON FACE OF OPPOSITE ARM: 'LINE'/ STAMPED ON REVERSE OF BEVELLED ARM: 'E. PRESTON & SONS/ B'HAM. ENG./ TRADE MARK/ [LOGO]'; STAMPED ON OPPOSITE ARM: 'GIRT LINE'. SCALES APPEAR ON BOTH SIDES OF BOTH ARMS OF RULE

Missing

NONE

Finish

NATURAL WOOD & BRASS FINISHES

Decoration

N/A