INTERESTING LETTERPRESS PRINTING RULE CASE,19th Century. Used for measuring metal rules used in the making of letterpress type. Wooden box marked Boston Portable Rule Case and Golding & Company, Boston; with slats and numerical designations indicating size. Bottom inlaid with printed graphics, box contains several marbles, steel ball bearings and plastic disks. Plexi mounted to surface. - 15" high x 8 3/4" wide. Estimate $100-200
Very good condition, aside from a crack to the plexi upper left. Wear commensurate with age.
