A Large Early 20thC WF Stanley Telescopic Oak & Brass Surveyors Measuring Rod sub-Curios There is some discoloration or

There is some discoloration or water marks to most page edges but the diagrams and annotations remain in tact

spy networks and secret operations seemed a real and ever-present danger

the label in latin reading ‘Apis Mellifica’ and ‘Honey Bee Life History’ with further makers label for T Gerrard & Co Ltd

with 95% of the inlay still in tact

This is an important survival within that rich history and not only proves to be hugely decorative artwork but also a welcome nod to the eccentricity of the English in their leisure time

A Large Early 20thC WF Stanley Telescopic Oak & Brass Surveyors Measuring Rod sub-Curios There is some discoloration orOrigin: English Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1910 25 Length: 14 feet extended 6. 25 feet unextended Width: 3 inches Depth: 2 inches The oak and brass three tier telescopic measuring device with paper graphic ladder scale, by WF Stanley extends to fourteen feet and survives from the first quarter of the twentieth century. The condition is fair to good with the applied paper is dirty but largely in tact and free from