General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD RULES/ METAL BRACKETS

Dimensions

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

Length

91.5 cm

Width

3.4 cm

Height

1.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Metrology

Category

Length

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Acme

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

USED AS PROMOTIONAL ITEM BY CANADIAN FIRM ELIAS ROGERS CO. OF 357 BAY ST., TORONTO - RETAIL COAL BUSINESS FOUNDED BY ELIAS ROGERS IN 1876.

Function

USED FOR MEASURING UP TO 72 INCHES OR AS STRAIGHTEDGE; ALSO SERVING AS ADVERTISING ITEM.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RULE 1: BLACK LETTERING READING "Phone ADelaide 5151 [SIC] The ELIAS ROGERS Co. Ltd. Oil Burners - Heat Regulators - Stokers" ON FRONT & ON BACK "Coal - Coke - Fuel Oil The ELIAS ROGERS Co. Ltd." & "ACME MADE IN CANADA"/ RULE 2: BLACK LETTERING READING "A GOOD RULE - Phone ADelaide 5151 [SIC] The ELIAS ROGERS Co. Ltd. - for COAL or COKE" & "ACMEMADE IN CANADA" ON ONE SIDE; "The Very Best - COAL - COKE - Phone ADelaide 5151 [SIC]/ BLACK MARKINGS & LETTERING FOR 1-36 INCHES ON EACH SIDE OF BOTH

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

COATED WOOD/ METAL FINISH OBSCURED BY CORROSION

Decoration

TWO CLUSTERS OF 4 DOTS ON EACH SIDE OF RULE 1