Special Antique Boxwood 24 Inch Carpenter's Rule with Engraved Copper Mend antique daguerreotype in case and signed Palmer on the

and signed Palmer on the back

8 3/8 x 5 11/16 in (21

but some of the pieces can be used as hooks

Just the right one to fill with the most audacious sorts of flowers

Special Antique Boxwood 24 Inch Carpenter's Rule with Engraved Copper Mend antique daguerreotype in case and signed Palmer on theThis is a real beauty of an early boxwood rule to begin with, but what makes it really special, and what won my heart, is the wrapped mend at the hinged end (done in copper I believe) that was engraved on both sides to precisely match the numbers on the wood. This tells me that this was a much used and much valued rule, and the great care taken with the repair certainly indicates that a long life for it was yet anticipated. There is no mark anywhere