Identifing a type of rule by J Rabone and Sons

[PhotoMan Mark]

Hello,
I am trying to identify this rule, very similar to https://www.findmytool.co.uk/rabone-rule-1162-review.php#gsc.tab=0
but mine has inches shown on the thin side. I have included a few photos for idnetification purposes.
Any help is appreciated.
Regards, Mark

 

[Orraloon]

Its a standard carpenters folding rule. I have my dad's old one plus another. Nither are Rabone however. Back in the day every carpenter would have had one and overalls even had a leg pocket to carry them. Mine dont have the edges marked but there were various formats. Three feet was the common version but shorter two foot ones were around as well. That one looks very well used. See how worn it is at the hinge. That would have been in and out the pocket thousands of times.
Regards
John

 

[Richard_C]

The main scale seems to be in 10ths so maybe it was for a particular trade, the edges look to be in quarters which is handy because 10 doesn't divide by 4.

 

[toolsntat]

The main scale seems to be in 10ths so maybe it was for a particular trade, the edges look to be in quarters which is handy because 10 doesn't divide by 4.

It appears to be a less frequently seen model.
4 fold 1000mm with normal inches on the edge.
Not got or seen one before.
Cheers, Andy

 

[Trafalgar]

Commercial carpentry projects in the U.S. were (some still are) designed and laid out in tenths of a foot. You can easily still buy steel tape measures and wooden folding rules in tenths.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Crescen...er-s-Scale-Wood-Rule-Red-End-1066DN/302574574

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauk...ure-with-Engineer-Scale-48-22-6625E/312622030

 

[PhotoMan Mark]

It appears to be a less frequently seen model.
4 fold 1000mm with normal inches on the edge.
Not got or seen one before.
Cheers, Andy

Ya I can't seem to find one on-line anywhee so far.

 

[PhotoMan Mark]

Commercial carpentry projects in the U.S. were (some still are) designed and laid out in tenths of a foot. You can easily still buy steel tape measures and wooden folding rules in tenths.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Crescen...er-s-Scale-Wood-Rule-Red-End-1066DN/302574574

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwauk...ure-with-Engineer-Scale-48-22-6625E/312622030

Thank you, but looking for more of the historical information and value.

 

[BillHoughton]

Tenths of a foot are, I think, engineer's measures. I've got multiple tape measures in tenths; likely used when scaling off drawings.

 

[PhotoMan Mark]

Its a standard carpenters folding rule. I have my dad's old one plus another. Nither are Rabone however. Back in the day every carpenter would have had one and overalls even had a leg pocket to carry them. Mine dont have the edges marked but there were various formats. Three feet was the common version but shorter two foot ones were around as well. That one looks very well used. See how worn it is at the hinge. That would have been in and out the pocket thousands of times.
Regards
John

Hi John , I dissagree, its says on it John Rabone & sons, I just didn't add the photo.

 

[Orraloon]

Hi John , I dissagree, its says on it John Rabone & sons, I just didn't add the photo.

Hi Mark .
I was meaning nither of the ones I have are Rabone.
Both of mine have darkened with age and are getting harder to read. Pity nobody makes them any more as I quite like them.
Regards
John

 

[cowtown_eric]

Well, for the Squarish aficionados, even rafter squares in earlier days were marked on different scales, in 16ths' 12th's 10'ths (and no, I am not talking about shrink rules or engineers rules- just basic carpenters rules))

Rafter squares of early vintage oft have a chicken-scratch scale in the corner with 1/100Th inch divisions

WTF you may well ask, but some of the "How to use a square" tomes relate how to use a square as a calculator

Here's a link to one.
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Bo...tn=steel+square&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp0-_-title1

but it was eventually expanded into two volumes.

And had quite a bit more info than I could absorb or put to use!

I think Townsend also had a book about steel square

As an aside. Fred T Hodgson (a CDN architect) also published a large number of books circa +/- 1900 on a variety of subjects of woodbutcher/yarchitecture/deisgn