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Ivory six-inch rule
rule (measuring device)
SCRIMSHAW & ALLIED ARTSmarad; scrimshaw
Wilson, E.
USA, CT, Stonington
1847
6.69 x 1.31 x 0
Ivory rule, 6", sailor-made, from estate of Capt. Elisha Folger, Nantucket. Inscribed "Capt. E. Wilson, Stonington, Conn. 1847". "CAPT. E. WILSON/ Stonington Con. 1847", marked 1 to 6 in reverse order. Rounded ends.
1936.113