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An
Advertising Cordage Rule, marked John Roebling
Company. The rule was manufactured by Kerby & Bro. NY,
NY. The Roebling company were builders of many bridges,
including the famous Brooklyn Bridge, which at one time
was considered the 8th Wonder of the World! Some slight
staining otherwise Good++ $395.00 |
FW11037

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A
6 inch Rosewood level with brass top by W. Kent, Sheffield.
A pretty little level. Good++ $68.00 |
FW8448

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An 8 inch Ebony Level with brass cut out
top. No makers mark. Click on the large picture for
a good view of this level. Good+ $88.00 |
FW10228

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A 10 inch Mahogany Level with brass top
by I & D Smallwood, Birmingham. Good+ $68.00 |
FW8727

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A Stanley No 69 Carpenter's Rule. Manufactured
1854 to 1933. 1ft 4 fold, made from boxwood with brass fittings.
These were made with and without the Stanley name, examples
found with the company name are rare and much more costly.
This one is not marked with the Stanley name. Good++ $70.00 |
FW6578

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A Stanley No 65 Carpenter's Rule. Manufactured
1854 to 1933, these small rules are 1ft with 4 folds. Made
from boxwood with brass fittings. These were made with and
without the Stanley name, examples found with the company
name are rare and much more costly. This one is not marked
with the Stanley name. Good++ $65.00 |
FW6576

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A Boxwood and Brass Shoe Measuring Rule
by George Barnsley & Sons. Sheffield. Good++ $78.00 |
FW9844

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10" Rosewood Torpedo Shaped Level.
Fancy brass top plate. Rosewood has a light streak of sap
wood on the back side. (Not unusual in Rosewood). Unmarked,
but looks like a Preston. Good+ $58.00 |
FW11005

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A 2 Ft 4 Fold Stanley No 53 1/2 Architect's
Rule. This rule has the drafting scales on the inside
beveled edge, with inches on the outside. Manufactured 1879
to 1943. Made in boxwood with brass fittings. Good++ $88.00 |
FW8208

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A very nice Set of Six Spile Rods or Dipping
Rules by Loftus, London. All the rods are in super condition
and are housed in their original Loftus leather case. Godd++$195.00 |
FW10979

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Very pretty 6" Rosewood Boat Level
by E. Preston, with brass fancy top. Good++ $90.00 |
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A very nice 9" Ebony Level by E. Preston.
Birm. Eng. also marked McPherson Brothers, Argyle St. Glasgow.
Good++ $120.00 |
FW8267

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A 6" Ebony Level by E. Preston with
fancy cut out brass top. Good+ $68.00 |
FW9717

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A 9" Rosewood Level by Rabone. Brass
top with pretty wood. Good++ $88.00 |
FW9697

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An unusual sized Ebony Level with solid
brass top and bottom. A handsome level. Good++ $135.00 |
FW9691

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A Boxwood & Brass Rule & level
by Rabone. This rule has the original lacquer and comes
in a nice leather case. Good++ $135.00 |
FW9598

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An All Brass, Fancy Topped 3" Pocket
Level. Unusual size, cute. Good+ $88.00 |
FW9913

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A 12" Rule by I & D Smallwood,
Birmingham, Eng. An advertising rule which the company
produced for its own benefit. Old yellow paint with black
writing. The reverse side has six small pictures, a combination
square, a folding rule, a torpedo level, a machinist's rule,
a bevel square, and a try square. A nice addition to a collection
of rules. Good++ $68.00 |
FW9513

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A crispy Rope Rule by I & D Smallwood,
Makers, B'Ham. England. Advertising the British Ropes
Group. On the reverse side, a list of Service Certres. (13
Centers with telephone numbers). Good++ to Fine $68.00 |
FW9512

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A Metric Shoe Measure by George Barnsley,
Sheffield. Boxwood and brass in crispy condition. Good++
$88.00 |
FW9839

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18" long Level by E. Preston. Solid
brass top with strong Preston marking. Good++ $158.00 |
FW9910

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A small unusual hand stamped 4" Boxwood
Scaled Level with full brass top plate. This level which
is unmarked was probably made by one of the many Birmingham
or Sheffield rule and level makers in the late 1800s. Good++
$88.00 |
FW9912

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An immaculate, unused, Boxwood & Brass
Shoe Rule by Rabone. Good++ $120.00 |
FW10403

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A fine Tailor's Square by E. Preston, 18"
x 24". Beveled edge Boxwood with brass hinge and
brass ends. Good++ $115.00 |
FW9908

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An Advertising Rule by I & D Smallwood,
Birmingham, England. 36" , four fold Boxwood rule
with brass arch joint. Produced for Knight & Daly,
New Plymouth. An excellent rule in New/Fine condition.
$68.00 |
FW9509

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A 12" Rosewood Fancy Top Level by
J. Casartelli & Son, Manchester. Good++ $178.00 |
FW9681

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A Rope Rule by J. Rabone & Sons. Original
lacquer finish with bold readable numbers. Good++ $98.00 |
FW9921

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An 8" All Brass Presentation Level,
engraved on the bottom "Baron R Walker, 23 Legge
Lane, Birmingham" Good++ $158.00 |
FW9948

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A 24" Brass Rolling Rule by Ottoway,
London. In original mahogany box. Good++ to Fine $195.00 |
FW10153

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A 24" Boxwood Gunter Scale. Nice
patina to the boxwood. Small flake missing from one corner.
Good+ $138.00 |
FW9929

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An exquisite French Brass Foot Measure
for sizing shoes. Good+ $160.00 |
FW8069

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A very nice pocket size 6"Two Fold
Tailor's Diagram Square by E. Preston. Boxwood and
brass in Good++ condition. $125.00
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FW10157

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Wonderful patina on this Boxwood &
Brass Shoe Measuring Stick by F. B. Cox. The measuring
stick folds neatly together and fits in the pocket and was
used in shoe stores to determine shoe size based on the
length of the customer's foot. Good++ $78.00 |
FW9841

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A Stratton Bros. Greenfield, Mass. No 10,
Rosewood and Brass 8" Level in Good + condition.
These short levels are increasingly hard to find! $485.00 |
FW9878
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