Beautiful 19th C. 14 Inch Rolled Handle Ruler, C.E Gibbs, Boston soldier pins I believe this likely is

I believe this likely is mid 20th century or so from the Northwest Territories/Nunavut

all plus the box in excellent condition

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1908 in Salem

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Beautiful 19th C. 14 Inch Rolled Handle Ruler, C.E Gibbs, Boston soldier pins I believe this likely isA 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