More treasures from the workshop
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
Rockingham, Australia
May 3, 2020 8:24am CST
While cleaning out the workshop, we keep coming across bits and pieces that we thought we’d lost or that we’d forgotten about. These three rulers were my father’s. They are extendable and I’m sure they were very useful before the retractable ones came into vogue.
One of the wider ones is in imperial inches; the other two are metric. They extend out to a yard and a metre respectively. We might offer them to a nephew who is quite keen on antiques. He was also a bit of a favourite with my parents.
I wonder what we’ll find tomorrow.
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
3 May 20
Wow, I haven’t seen one of those folding rulers in eons!!!
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
3 May 20
Not since the last one rapped your knuckles.
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
3 May 20
@JohnRoberts — no, that was a full-blown 12” wooden ruler that the teacher used to whack me on the knuckles in first grade for the crime of being left-handed. (My mom’s reaction was priceless...might tell that story on Lefthanders’ Day in August....)
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 May 20
I guess they were ousted very quickly when the flexible, retractable ones came on the market.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
3 May 20
They are certainly vintage.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
3 May 20
fun that they can stay in the family, at this point are kinda heirlooms
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
4 May 20
@JudyEv eh, that's why you try and find family who would like/enjoy and be sure they know the history of the item
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 May 20
Up until last year, our local hardware store still sold the type of ruler in the top of your photo! But I guess they finally stopped carrying it, as everybody buys the retractable tape measures these days. But those were great finds when cleaning out the workshop!
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 May 20
@JudyEv That was "state-of-the-art" technology back in those days! But yes, they had to be very clever in their thinking and designs!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
3 May 20
that is incredible! i love old tools!
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 May 20
@DocAndersen I'd forgotten but Vince's phone can measure very accurately too.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
4 May 20
@JudyEv i have one that is fully digital. You move the fob and the phone tells you the exact measure. It is cool but I miss the old ones!
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
3 May 20
That`s nice. You found good treasures over there 
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
4 May 20
@JudyEv Are you going to use some of it?
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 May 20
@m_audrey6788 Some we won't have a use for so we'll try to find new homes for those items.
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@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
3 May 20
You never know what you will find until you look.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
3 May 20
My goodness the age of those rulers Judy.
Thanks for sharing those and I will be curious to see what else you find.
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 May 20
I'm sure there are a lot of intriguing finds still lurking in the corners. 
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
3 May 20
You only thought you knew where things were in there.
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 May 20
We had punches that were used to ear-mark sheep. I would fold a piece of paper several times then use the punches to cut the paper. When you opened it out you had a pretty pattern. There were all sorts of intriguing tools in the workshop.
@LindaOHio (222288)
• United States
3 May 20
I remember the top one well. I've never seen one like the bottom one.
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