Description
Antique ROPE measuring ruler
Made by The Oldham Rope and Twine Company
With tables for various Hemp Rope thicknesses and their load-bearing capacities......This would have been a VERY VALUABLE and essential tool
AGE = unknown but probably dates back to the time of Sailing Ships
Superb Condition as shown in images
ONLY the RULER (shown in the first 10 images) is offered here
The DOCUMENT shown in image # 11 Is NOT INCLUDED in this sale it was "borrowed" off-of the WWW to show the approximate AGE of this ruler
WOOD BOXWOOD Treen TOOL
Boxwood IS NOT the "cheap rubbish wood" it might SOUND like?
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
Details
Shipping & pick-up options
| Destination & description | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked NZPO delivery NORTH Island URBAN | $6.90 | |
| Tracked NZPO delivery NORTH Island RURAL | $12.90 | |
| Tracked NZPO delivery SOUTH Island URBAN | $8.90 | |
| Tracked NZPO delivery SOUTH Island RURAL | $14.90 | |
| Tracked AIR MAIL anywhere in AUSTRALIA | $17.90 | |
| FREE inclusion with other POST-PAID item purchase | $0.00 | |
Seller does not allow pick-ups
Payment Options
Pay instantly by card, Ping balance or saved bank account.
Cash, NZ Bank Deposit, Bank Deposit VASTLY PREFERRED