Title:
Lufkin Folded Ruler
Catalog Number:
0011.11.19
Description:
Wood folding rule with brass ends and an inlay brass six inch brass rule with steel spring joints. Numbers are black lettered with every 16 inch multiple marked in red.
Size:
W-8 L-72 D-2 inches
Inscription:
Lufkin Red Ended Extension Rule
Made:
Lufkin
People:
Beck, John
KID TALK:
Carpenter pants had a pocket to hold the unfolding rule. The carpenter would unfold it to make a measurement and fold it up and put it back in the pocket. Do you know what carpenters now use in place of the folding rule?
Subjects:
Rulers