"Ray & Gilbert" articulated arm type manual drawing machine as used in a drawing office. Fitted with "W & G" scale rulers. Rulers are plastic coated timber. Black arms and handle, white rulers. Mounted on a wooden drawing board.. .4) Metal adjusting spanner..1) At mounting pivot point of drawing machine "Ray & Gilbert / Drafting Machine / Serial No. ? / Melbourne. Aust." .2) Scale rule "W & G E 18". .3) Scale rule "W & G E 12". .4) No inscriptions.drafting, engineering

Used to draw parallel lines on mapsHeavy metal ruler on brass rollers with a wooden boxforests commission victoria (fcv), surveying, mapping

Wooden sliding ruler used to measure the length of folded bolts of cloth. Ruler is diamond shaped with numbers on the four sides. Sliding arm has numbers on the metal and the arm itself.Putnams Cloth Chart Copyrighted 1898. Patent pending

Used by Ken Nicholls at the Buninyong State School around the 1950s.Twelve-inch wooden ruler with measurements imprinted on front and back.Measurement markings imprinted on both sides.measurement, education, buninyong primary school

24 inch x 18 inch Tailor's proportionate waist ruler.J.Rabone & Sons, Makers Birmingham No. 1513 Proportionate Waist Measure

The booklet was published for “Coles Stores” Australia wide.The front cover shows in B & W drawings of the 3 Forces, inside is 15 pages in black print on white paper of instructions for knitting garments deemed most suitable for the Armed Forces as per the front cover.On the back of page 15 is a 7 inch ruler marking for measurement.coles, knitting

Certificate titled Ruler of the Raging Main, dated 6 April, 1938. At the top of page is a drawingof the route from Los Angeles to Melbourne. Above this is the Ruler in a chariot being pulled by a whale. Silver border and decoration.sciences, bill ashman collection - correspondence, s s mariposa, r h s abbott

36 inch long x 12 inches ruler with brass corner pieceJ Rabone & Sons, Birmingham Made in England, No 1513 Proportionate Waist Measure

12 inch folding wooden ruler, with brass ends, and brass connecting screw.Rabone No. 1150folding rules

Timber ruler with black imperial measurements stamped in black ink along one side."Commonwealth of Australia" stamped red ink word "RULEX" printed over map of Australia stamped in red ink. "A FLIGHT NO. 12, SQDN DARWIN 1939" handwritten in blue ink.education, ruler

8687.1 - Metal ruler that has an eyelet to enable it to bend, measuring in inches on both sides.- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. - J Rabone & sons BIRMINGHAM - No 1493

Dress length measure used for dressmaking Wooden ruler standing vertically on metal stand; metal adjuster fastened with a butterfly clipEasyhemdomestic items, sewing

Used by Grant Mattingly when he first started work in as Book-keeper.Round black ruler with imprint of rings on end. Used in an accountants office for book - keeping.Round rings imprinted on each end.commerce, bookkeeping

Wooden 12 inch / 30cm school rulers with increments in inches and centimetres both sidesBank of ES & A / Commercial Savings Bank of Australia Limited / Drink a Pint of Milk a Day / Standard school Ruleeducation, school, measuring, ruler

24 inch/ 2 foot folding wooden ruler, with Spirit Level on one arm.Rabone No. 1190folding rules, spirit levels

The Mark II Pilot Balloon Slide Rule was made of wood laminated with heavy white plastic with a length of 24.5-in. and width of 2.5 inches. Mark II rules were manufactured in Australia by W & G (Melbourne). The W & G rule differs only slightly from the English A. G. Thornton LTD rule. The W & G rule uses serif fonts and has some fiducial marks that the English rule lacks. Exact dates of production are not known but the MK II is known to have started production by 1927. The printed scales are engraved in the plastic faces. The slide rule has 4 captive cursors (glass windows and brass guides) that ride in slots on the top and bottom edges. Each can be moved independently of one another. The cursors are missing from this item. Brass knobs at both ends of the slide facilitate its movement. The case is fabric covered wood with felt lining. No known history for this item as located in a property after purchase. The Pilot Balloon slide rule is used to convert the observed azimuth and elevation readings into wind velocity and direction records. The use of slide rules was abandoned with the wide spread adoption of computers and programs to do the calculations, as well as the decline in the use of optical pilot balloon theodolites.Made in Australia by White & Gillespie (Melb) Pty Ltd. Established in 1910, the firm was involved mainly in printing plate manufacture, but during the Second World War it manufactured a variety of navigational aids and range finding devices for the military. About 250,000 instruments were made during that period. After the war the company produced, among other items, drawing instruments and slide rules. The case is fabric covered wood with felt fabric lining containing a long black laminate ruler with numerous white markings and numbers. Top of the ruler is in three sections with the centre section movable by small gold metal knobs at either end. This slide rule contains a engraved notation on the rear face "IMPORTANT. NORMALLY NUMBER OF GRATICULE SCALE DIVISIONS PER RADIAN (K) X LENGTH OF TAIL IN FEET (I) = 12X 105. IN OTHER CASES MULTIPLY GRATICULE READINGS BY 1.2/KI BEFORE CALCULATION ON RULE" Top of Slide Rule - RAAF Ident No G268/480 Serial WG/22pilot balloon slide rule, raaf

Old steam engine name plate - vibratory ruler Oval shape - 2 bolt holesSerial No. MJ63841

Steel folding ruler with two arms, and markings for measurements with brass tips, and a round metal connector.Measurement markingsfolding rules