Ivory six-inch rule

rule (measuring device)

SCRIMSHAW & ALLIED ARTS
marad; 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