Great Old Handmade Four Sided 24 Inch Measuring Stick in Custom Increments schoolgirl cut paper and all the more so

and all the more so for the mix of old black and white paint on the face of some of them

these made and stamped by a W

or anyone who likes to get to the bottom of things

Lithography I believe (or possibly a linocut

Great Old Handmade Four Sided 24 Inch Measuring Stick in Custom Increments schoolgirl cut paper and all the more soSo many interesting and beautiful old measuring tools out there in the world, many of which seem rather mysterious in terms of how they would have been used, as does this one to me! Clearly this one, measuring 24 inches long, was custom made by its user, with hand stamped (impressed) numbers in different increments on each side. One side measures inches, marking each of 24. Another side is divided into 3 4" units; another 7 8" units, and another 1 3