Object Name
Rule, Folding
Artist/Maker
Hoppe
Materials
Wood --Brass
Catalogue Number
93-14.312
Dimensions
L: 91.5cm W: 2.8cm H: 0.5cm
Folded L: 24.2cm W: 3.5cm H: 0.9cm
Description
A wooden folding ruler made of light brown hardwood with yellow tones. The top side is graduated in inches with the smallest increment at 1/8". The bottom side is graduated in inches with the smallest increment at 1/16". There is a brass pivot hinge in the centre and brass mortised hinges at the quarter and three-quarter marks. The ends are capped with brass. Inscriptions on the top side read: "MADE IN GERMANY"; "BOXWOOD"; "HO(PP)?".
