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RARE WIDE CHAPIN STEPHENS FULL BOUND M & E CALIPER RULE - 2 FT 4 FOLD

Regular price $395.00 USD

Imperial and metric gradations. 24", 4 fold. Wider legs than standard rules. Stamped 'THE C-S CO. PINE MEADOW CONN. U.S.A.'. Boxwood and full brass binding. Uncleaned as found with original finishes. Could not find this in any CS catalog online. Special order?

A very unusual variant. Deviates from other similar rules in the following ways:

  • Configuration matches to but is not stamped a normal '83 1/2'
  • Fully brass bound which is not standard
  • Stamped 'M' and the metric gradations read right to left (English style)
  • Early arch joint & caliper profile
  • Very wide legs
  • Retains its imperial gradations on the brass caliper slide despite being sandwiched by metric gradations on boxwood
  • Made with only a single alignment pin which is intact
    • the usual pair of inner alignment pins on the interior's boxwood faces were never put into this. 

Very fine overall condition noting a 1/16" gap between the legs on the caliper side when closed. A rare opportunity. Top shelf.