Price
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A rare excellent quality 18th century quarter ell rule in tortoiseshell, having a finely turned finial and a brass stop end. The square tapered body has inset angled and vertical brass measuring lines. Prior to the adoption of the metric system, ell rules were used as a popular measure, particularly for cloth in both this country and abroad. For a full description, see Pinto page 277-278, plates 297-299, in which he states that quarter ell rules have rarely survived, and this example has a lovely rich colour.
Provenance: Desborough Collection.
English Circa 1770.
Dimensions
8¼ in. (21 cm.) Wide ¼ in. (0.625 cm.) Deep ¼ in. (0.625 cm.) HighStock number
S/5907The BADA Standard
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