Friday, February 21, 2014

John Rabone & Sons, folding rule, Boiler makers

John Rabone and Sons, Birmingham made folding rules.

Some were particularly specialised. This one maybe a boilermakers rule (scale for copper furnaces)

This is labelled
"John Rabone & Sons Birmingham"



It is not numbered.
It does however have some unusual scales



1)  Copper Furnaces
Top, Sides, LTC B, Galls


2) Flat Iron
per Foot
by 1/4in Thick
Also Square iron per foot



3) Round
     Iron
per foot


4) CWT



Has sliding vernier measuring in inches




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