Beautiful 19th C. 14 Inch Rolled Handle Ruler, C.E Gibbs, Boston architectural drawing 6 1/2” to 7 1/2”

6 1/2” to 7 1/2” long 2 1/4” w

a pretty great dress

and there are enough of these jars out there that I think they pretty widely exported it

Her vases always have two coiled ring handles

Beautiful 19th C. 14 Inch Rolled Handle Ruler, C.E Gibbs, Boston architectural drawing 6 1/2” to 7 1/2”A 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