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Folding ruler and case
Tall, octagonal tapered case hinged at top. Ivory ruler of seven folding sections graduated in centimeters on one side, inches on the other.
- Date
- late 18th century
- Type
- timepieces & measuring devices
- Medium
- Ivory (ruler), shagreen on wood core (case)
- Department
- CHNDM
- Institution
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Object number
- chndm_1931-86-112-a_b
- Credit
- Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt