Give an inch

[LauraLou56]

Hi everyone! I didn't find any bells today but a strange find for sure. Not too sure but a surveying measure maybe? The numbering looks not too modern but not too old either. Thoughts?

 

[robertk]

Not sure what it is, but agree it isn't old. Seems like it's big enough it would have been hard to lose, maybe fell off a truck or something. It looks like a folding wood ruler, but I've not seen one with segments that big.

 

[Limitool]

Really don't know right now. Do the numbers start at 1? I ask because I see it measures almost up to 8' long (96") bit it appears it's not 8' long.

 

[jewelerguy]

that's the biggest folding ruler I've ever seen

 

[pepperj]

Seen folding rulers, but nothing like this one.
Congratulations on the find.
II can almost see it as a piece of wall art.

 

[Limitool]

Seen folding rulers, but nothing like this one.
Congratulations on the find.
II can almost see it as a piece of wall art.

Key word there.... "almost"

 

[pepperj]

Key word there.... "almost"

Can't give you an inch.

 

[Mattock]

I think they used those to measure heights of wires like power lines but it looks like something is missing.

 

[LauraLou56]

Here's another element...it was washed up from the lake with a bunch of driftwood.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Cool find !

 

[oldmxrat]

Interesting piece, that's for sure!

 

[Limitool]

2nd request from post #3.

Really don't know right now. Do the numbers start at 1? I ask because I see it measures almost up to 8' long (96") bit it appears it's not 8' long.

 

[Mud Hut]

It looks like a Bagby gauge stick.

 

[LauraLou56]

It looks like a Bagby gauge stick.

Mud Hut, I think you may be right! We can all laugh together on this if I'm asking a dumb question because I know absolutely nothing about boats but...would this be used to measure the oil or gas in a large boat?

 

[Gene Mean]

I've got a very similar measuring stick for our fuel oil tank at our former home.