Folding ruler and case
date: label: Date
content: late 18th century
notes: label: Description
content: Tall, octagonal tapered case hinged at top. Ivory ruler of seven folding sections graduated in centimeters on one side, inches on the other.
place: label: made in
content: France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1931-86-112-a,b
objectType: label: Type
content: timepieces & measuring devices
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Type
content: Folding ruler and case
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Ivory (ruler), shagreen on wood core (case)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (case, closed): 10 x 2 x 1.5 cm (3 15/16 x 13/16 x 9/16 in.)