Tape measure
Category
Tools
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather, brass and textile
Measurements
21 mm (Height); 111 mm (Diameter)
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 22582
Summary
Cloth tape measure in a round leather case with a brass winder marked on its top; 50FT / No 401. Underneath marked; WIND THIS WAY. Around the winder is the embossed inscription; JOHN RABONE and SONS. ENGLAND. BIRMINGHAM. On the opposite side is embossed; rabone metallic wired tape.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.