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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: Rspencer91 on February 25, 2016, 07:01:44 PM

Title: Help
Post by: Rspencer91 on February 25, 2016, 07:01:44 PM: Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to read my email. I am 15 and I love antique tools. I recently came across a folding rule I my grandfather's tool shed. I am wondering if anybody can help me. It has no maker's Mark. It appears to have brass fittings. It is four fold and is 24 inches long. I was wondering if anybody could help me with an approximate age and material. Is it wood or bone? Or is it a more modern plastic?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Rspencer91
Title: Re: Help
Post by: Rspencer91 on February 25, 2016, 07:04:12 PM: It tells me my photo makes the file too large.
Title: Re: Help
Post by: Papaw on February 25, 2016, 07:42:07 PM: Welcome to Tool Talk! We will try to help you ID your rule. Take several photos from all angles and post them in small enough size for the software to handle- generally 640x480.
Read this thread about picture posting- http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=61.0 (http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=61.0)
Title: Re: Help
Post by: Rspencer91 on February 26, 2016, 05:19:10 AM: http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=157btah&s=9#.VtAvKfCs-rU
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2mdmgc3&s=9#.VtAvufCs-rU
Here's some pictures
Title: Re: Help
Post by: kxxr on February 26, 2016, 06:46:35 AM: (http://i67.tinypic.com/157btah.jpg)
(http://i63.tinypic.com/2mdmgc3.jpg)
Title: Re: Help
Post by: dowdstools on February 26, 2016, 10:53:41 AM: That is an ivory rule with German Silver (nickel silver) fittings. Nice find!

Lynn
Title: Re: Help
Post by: Rspencer91 on February 26, 2016, 03:05:26 PM: Quote from: dowdstools on February 26, 2016, 10:53:41 AM
That is an ivory rule with German Silver (nickel silver) fittings. Nice find!

Lynn
Wow. Thank you. That is awesome, any idea of age?
Rspencer91
Title: Re: Help
Post by: Nuts on March 01, 2016, 01:15:59 AM: Watch this search on ebay, the pics in the ads might let you identify it, will also give you an idea of value.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=folding+rule&_sop=10&_osacat=0&_from=R40&LH_PrefLoc=2&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.Xfolding+%28rule%2Cruler%29&_nkw=folding+%28rule%2Cruler%29&_sacat=0
Title: Re: Help
Post by: Sudsy on March 01, 2016, 09:39:44 AM: If that's real elephant (or any animal) ivory, you won't find it on Ebay. Ebay doesn't allow the listing of anything real ivory based.

I can tell you that you should bring to somewhere to be professionally appraised as it could be worth beaucoup $$$$$
Title: Re: Help
Post by: Rspencer91 on March 01, 2016, 01:33:30 PM: Quote from: Sudsy on March 01, 2016, 09:39:44 AM
If that's real elephant (or any animal) ivory, you won't find it on Ebay. Ebay doesn't allow the listing of anything real ivory based.

I can tell you that you should bring to somewhere to be professionally appraised as it could be worth beaucoup $$$$$
Thanks. I've seen them running for $100 at the low end on other sites, some are running upwards of $800
Title: Re: Help
Post by: Nuts on March 02, 2016, 12:19:50 AM: ebay does have a ban on listing ivory, that's why most are listed as "bone".
Title: Re: Help
Post by: Billman49 on March 04, 2016, 11:38:18 AM: If ivory also be careful if/how you sell it - importing/exporting ivory objects, even antique ones if fraught with problems. I've heard of US Customs wrecking antique tools being sent from the UK to the USA to cut off the ivory parts...
Title: Re: Help
Post by: leg17 on March 04, 2016, 11:56:27 AM: Quote from: Nuts on March 01, 2016, 01:15:59 AM
Watch this search on ebay, the pics in the ads might let you identify it, will also give you an idea of value.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=folding+rule&_sop=10&_osacat=0&_from=R40&LH_PrefLoc=2&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.Xfolding+%28rule%2Cruler%29&_nkw=folding+%28rule%2Cruler%29&_sacat=0

Add the word " bone " to this search and check title and description.
Might find that helpful.