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Title: Parallel ruler Accession Number: 2005.34.409 Category: INSTRUMENTS - PARALLEL RULES Type: Parallel ruler Maker: Place: Date: Materials: ebony; brass Description: Parallel ruler; Parallel ruler; from the collection of Captain Richard C. Mears (1829-1899); ebony parallel ruler, consisting of two separate rulers connected to each other by a set of brass hinges; in center of each ruler is a small brass handle to help with expanding and contracting the distance between the two rulers.

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