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SECONDHAND TOOLS AND OLD TOOLS INCLUDING THE RULE BOOK - MEASURING FOR THE TRADES BY JANE AND MARK REES, DRAUGHTSMAN'S CARDBOARD SCALES, 100 mm UNUSED CALIPER RULE by SMALLWOOD, 4 FOLD TWO FOOT BOXWOOD FOLDING RULE, BOXWOOD PLUMB & LEVEL BY J. RABONE, FOOT MEASURE, FINE EXAMPLE OF PROPORTIONAL DIVIDERS W.F. STANLEY AND SET OF EUREKA DRAWING INSTRUMENTS IN LEATHERETTE CASE

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Measuring

SECONDHAND TOOLS AND OLD TOOLS INCLUDING MEASURING TAPE 418 IN LEATHER CASE BY JOHN RABONE, LACQUERED BRASS STUDENTS MICROSCOPE IN WOOD CASE, BOXWOOD FOOT MEASURE BY GEORGE BARNSLEY, 4 POLE IRON WIRE LAND CHAIN BY CHESTERMAN, UNUSUAL & FINE SPEED MEASURING GAUGE, BOXWOOD CONTRACTION OR SHRINK RULE BY J. RABONE & SONS AND EARLY FRENCH OR SWISS MADE BRASS SET OF DRAWING INSTRUMENTS

A LITTLE USED 1950'S (OR EARLIER) BLACK ETCHED STEEL WIND-UP MEASURING TAPE
No. 418 IN LEATHER CASE BY JOHN RABONE
& SONS MAKERS, BIRMINGHAM.
66ft. MARKED IN FEET AND LINKS.
EXCELLENT CONDITION.
Condition: G++.

 
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A 20 FT. POCKET LONDON DIAMETER/ CIRCMFERENCE STEEL TAPE.
MAKER: RABONE CHESTERMAN. 1990.
GRADUATIONS IN INCHES/FEET.
ON ONE SIDE MEASURES CIRCUMFERENCE ON THE OTHER SIDE MEASURES DIAMETER.
Case diameter: 3.1/2" (88 mm).
Good working condition but some damage to case covering.

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£12 Free U.K. delivery

 

A NICE BOXWOOD FOOT MEASURE BY GEORGE BARNSLEY & SONS, SHEFFIELD.
GOOD CONDITION WITH JUST TWO MINOR CHIPS.
Condition: G+.

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£26 Free U.K. delivery

A 4 POLE (66 ft) IRON WIRE LAND CHAIN BY CHESTERMAN, SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND. .
BRASS SWIVEL HANDLES & BRASS TALLIES EVERY 10 FEET.
Condition: G-

 

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£39 Free U.K. delivery

AN UNUSUAL & FINE SPEED MEASURING GAUGE. ACCURATELY DETERMINES THE REVOLUTIONS OF SHAFTING, ETC.
GRADUATED IN TENS & HUNDREDS. PROBABLY DATES FROM THE 1920/30's PERIOD.
UNSIGNED BUT MAY BE OF GERMAN ORIGIN.

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£28 Free U.K. delivery

A 24" BOXWOOD CONTRACTION OR SHRINK RULE BY J. RABONE & SONS, BIRMINGHAM. No. 1608.
BRASS TIPPED ENDS. SINGLE & DOUBLE IRON BRASS & STANDARD.
Condition. G+.
Other contraction rules available in pearl chrome & stainless steel.

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AN EARLY FRENCH OR SWISS MADE BRASS SET OF DRAWING INSTRUMENTS.
100 mm and 150 mm COMPASSES WITH NEEDLE, INK & PENCIL POINTS, 4" DIVIDERS, 150 mm DRAWING PEN AND ONE 4" SPRING BOWS. THIS LAST ITEM MAY NOT BE PART OF ORIGINAL SET.
IN VELVET LINED MAHOGANHY CASE.

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£34 Free U.K. delivery

A NICE 1950'S OR EARLIER LACQUERED BRASS STUDENTS MICROSCOPE IN WOOD CASE.
GOOD WORKING ORDER.
Height when closed: 6" (150 mm).

 
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