Antique Kirby & Bros. Boxwood and Brass Rope Gauge Measure ash glaze but I love the drawings

but I love the drawings so much there’s no way I could pass it by

I love that there are handwritten numbers at the joints of this old cut paper valentine figure--just to make sure one didn't mix up the arms and legs

stable antique condition

this piece by Andersen Design Studio

it's a pretty great object

Antique Kirby & Bros. Boxwood and Brass Rope Gauge Measure ash glaze but I love the drawingsI always have an eye out for beautiful antique rulers of various sorts, but had never come across one of these before (and can't find an exact match for this one out there now) providing weights for wire and hemp rope based on diameter and circumference and thus useful for determining breaking loads. Late ish 19th century I believe, this one was produced by Kerby and Bros., Fulton Street, NYC, and sold by Sewall & Day Cordage Co., Commercial Street,