six-inch promotional ruler
Datebefore 1964
Inventory Number2003-1-0206
ClassificationRule
Subject
Maker
Will Corporation
1919-circa 1970
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions0.1 x 16 x 2.2 cm (1/16 x 6 5/16 x 7/8 in.)
Material
DescriptionSix-inch-long off-white plastic ruler, printed in green. Printed along the top edge of the face of the ruler is a scale in centimeters, graduated into tenths. Along the bottom edge of the face of the ruler is a scale in inches, graduated into sixteenths. Also printed on the face of the ruler are the names and locations of several of the Will Corporation's subsidiaries
Near the top edge of the back of the ruler are temperature scales in Celsius (outermost) and Fahrenheit (innermost), aligned for conversion. Along the bottom edge of the back of the ruler are scales for "CORKS" (on left) and "RUBBER STOPPERS" (on right).
Near the top edge of the back of the ruler are temperature scales in Celsius (outermost) and Fahrenheit (innermost), aligned for conversion. Along the bottom edge of the back of the ruler are scales for "CORKS" (on left) and "RUBBER STOPPERS" (on right).
Signedface of ruler, center: ·WILL CORPORATION· / ROCHESTER. N.Y. NEW YORK. N.Y.
Inscribedface, left center: LABORATORY APPARATUS
face, right center: CHEMICAL REAGENTS
back, center: SIZE REFERS TO TOP DIAMETERS
FunctionFor measuring distances, converting between different units of temperature, and determining the size of cork and rubber stoppers. This ruler was distributed by the Will Corporation for promotional purposes.
ProvenancePrivate Donor, Troy, New York.
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Date: circa 1960
Object number: 2003-1-0209
GUCO
Date: 20th-mid 20th Century
Object number: 2003-1-0253
Raytheon Manufacturing Company
Date: mid-1970s - 1980s
Object number: 2004-1-0018
Consolidated Vacuum Corporation
Date: 1950-1980
Object number: 2004-1-0363a,b
Keuffel & Esser Company
Date: early 20th Century
Object number: 2003-1-0215
Decibel Products, Inc.
Date: mid 20th-late 20th Century
Accessories: paper sleeve; instruction sheet (with instrument)
Object number: 1997-1-2033
