Great Old Handmade Four Sided 24 Inch Measuring Stick in Custom Increments whalebone which makes it really pop

which makes it really pop

earlyish 19th c

H Armen Manufacturing Co of Boston

Total charmers

This is the second table snuff box I've found

Great Old Handmade Four Sided 24 Inch Measuring Stick in Custom Increments whalebone which makes it really popSo 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