Retractable Ruler
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- metal, silver; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.0003
- Description
- A flat round silver plated case with an ornate scroll design on the top and bottom. There is a push button at the centre to retract the measuring tape through a slit on the side. An orange cloth tape inside the case is scaled to 36 inches along one side and to 1 meter on the other.
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- Title
- Retractable Ruler
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- metal, silver; fibre
- Dimensions
- 1.3 cm
- Description
- A flat round silver plated case with an ornate scroll design on the top and bottom. There is a push button at the centre to retract the measuring tape through a slit on the side. An orange cloth tape inside the case is scaled to 36 inches along one side and to 1 meter on the other.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- maintenence
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.0003
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