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Object number2014.03801
TitleIvory folding rule, Isambard K. Brunel
DescriptionA two foot ivory folding rule, can be folded into four parts along three hinges, with inches on one face and various scales on the reverse. German silver hinges and mounts, the centre hinge engraved with the name I K Brunel.
Object namerule
Object categorytool
Materialivory, silver
Techniquemanufactured
Dimensions
- ruler length: 165 mm
ruler length: 610 mm
Credit line“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”