Great Old Handmade Four Sided 24 Inch Measuring Stick in Custom Increments schoolgirl cut paper with all pins tightly held

with all pins tightly held and all joints moving with ease

terminating in a ball

or anyone who likes to get to the bottom of things

Though there's been a bit more minor splitting since

and all the more so for the mix of old black and white paint on the face of some of them

Great Old Handmade Four Sided 24 Inch Measuring Stick in Custom Increments schoolgirl cut paper with all pins tightly heldSo many interesting and beautiful old measuring tools out there in the world, many of which seem rather mysterious in terms of how they would have been used, as does this one to me! Clearly this one, measuring 24 inches long, was custom made by its user, with hand stamped (impressed) numbers in different increments on each side. One side measures inches, marking each of 24. Another side is divided into 3 4" units; another 7 8" units, and another 1 3