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Antique TWO-FOOT, TWO-FOLD FOLDING RULE by A. Gifford, Westport, Massachusetts For Sale
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Antique TWO-FOOT, TWO-FOLD FOLDING RULE by A. Gifford, Westport, Massachusetts:
$495.00
Antique TWO-FOOT, TWO-FOLD FOLDINGRULE by A. Gifford, Westport, MassachusettsThis arch joint, half bound rule is imprintedwith architect\'s scalesRule maker Anthony Gifford was also whalingship captainMeasures approx. 24\" long when folded outTwo pins In place with brass pin holderName is stamped faintly, but thereBrass slide moves wellCa 1840-1850For reasons that aren\'t completely clear,Gifford established a rule making factory near a village known as \"Head ofWestport.\" The name derives from the fact that the village is located atthe head of the tide in the local estuary. This is about 10 or 12 milesupstream from the open Atlantic Ocean. Gifford rules were made over a time spanthat probably was no longer than about 20 years, and they are fairly uncommonto find today. The Wings estimate that there may be no more than 75 to 100 in existence.CONDITION
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