Great Old Handmade Four Sided 24 Inch Measuring Stick in Custom Increments schoolgirl cut paper terminating in a ball

terminating in a ball

these made and stamped by a W

Lithography I believe (or possibly a linocut

Though there's been a bit more minor splitting since

Douglas and Nancy Webster

Great Old Handmade Four Sided 24 Inch Measuring Stick in Custom Increments schoolgirl cut paper terminating in a ballSo 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