Lovely Earlyish 19th Century 6 Inch Bone Ruler macrame whose students made them in

whose students made them in the early 1970s

Painted using stencils I believe

I grew up playing cribbage and think it (or dominoes

or big heart for the hat

with whiskers that look like arrows pointing towards his nose

Lovely Earlyish 19th Century 6 Inch Bone Ruler macrame whose students made them inI have found pretty much an exact match of this one beautiful little bone and brass folding ruler, dating it to about 1820, British. All of the etched numbers remain completely readable, as do the markers, in 1 8" inch increments, and the brass pin to hold it closed is still in place. Just a beautiful little object whether to be used or not, and a pretty special gift I'd say. 6 inches long when unfolded. Folded: 3 1 8" x 7 16" x 1 8". Beautiful