Description
A very SPECIAL antique Ruler made of very very FINE WOOD, that I am pretty confident is "Box Wood" or Boxwood
Boxwood IS NOT the "cheap rubbish wood" it might SOUND like?
A special RULER TOOL for measuring a Human FOOT for SHOE SIZE
Measures in inches or FEET on underside and also in UK Shoe Size on top side
Antique WOOD Human FOOT Measure
Folds-away conveniently for when not in use
Superb Condition, only has one small chip to end shown in images
About BOXWOOD.....
Slow growth of box renders the wood ("boxwood") very hard (possibly the hardest in Europe along with Cornus mas) and heavy, and free of grain produced by growth rings, making it ideal for cabinet-making, the crafting of flutes and oboes, engraving, marquetry, woodturning, tool handles, mallet heads and as a substitute for ivory; the wood is yellow in color.
"Digging sticks" fashioned by Neanderthals more than 170,000 years ago in Italy were made from boxwood.
The British wood-engraver Thomas Bewick pioneered the use of boxwood blocks for wood-engraving.
In Old English, a box was originally a receptacle made of boxwood
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| Destination & description | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked NZPO delivery NORTH Island URBAN | $8.90 | |
| Tracked NZPO delivery NORTH Island RURAL | $14.90 | |
| Tracked NZPO delivery SOUTH Island URBAN | $10.90 | |
| Tracked NZPO delivery SOUTH Island RURAL | $16.90 | |
| Tracked AIR MAIL anywhere in AUSTRALIA | $19.90 | |
| FREE inclusion with other POSt-PAID item purchase | $0.00 | |
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