Measuring stick
Category
Wooden objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood
Measurements
20 x 60 mm; 1830 mm (Length)
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 33097
Summary
A 6 foot length of wood with two grooves running along its length, five narrow cut grooves across the width a foot apart, each given a pencil mark 1,2,3,4,5. One large countersunk hole and three small holes. Between sections 1 and 2 the outer edge is missing. Possibly a simple estate made measuring stick.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.