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    Posted 9 years ago

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    DeborayShay
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    Wooden ruler extends to 44"
    The smaller brass piece has numbers on it, beginning at 3"
    No name or date on it, or where it was made.

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    1. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 9 years ago
      I would say your folding rule is a step rule or parallel rule to lay out brick work. It starts at 3" because you used it after the first brick was laid. New bricks are 3 5/8 and you figure in a 3/8" joint.

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