Rare 18th c. Georgian-era Scientific or Drafting Instrument, Ivory Ruler in Fine Shagreen Etui, Case Georgian jewelry and a walk can take

and a walk can take you back in time to the riches and whimsies on offer there when this trinket was created

Please read 1st paragraph concerning which parts are 18k gold

they're very highly sought after still today

among a host of great old Napoleon III and Victorian era tobacco related treasures so

So silky smooth in the hand

Rare 18th c. Georgian-era Scientific or Drafting Instrument, Ivory Ruler in Fine Shagreen Etui, Case Georgian jewelry and a walk can takeA rare and very elegant survival from the 18th century a gentlemans pocket expanding ruler housed in its original green shagreen tui. The ruler is formed of seven slender ivory sections (3 closed length), joined with brass rivets, and inked in red with finely drawn linear decoration and numbering. When extended, it forms a practical measuring rule, compact enough to slip into a waistcoat pocket yet precise enough for architectural, surveying, or