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Mauchline Wooden Postal Ruler and Paper Folder with Beach & Cliffs, Cromer

$612.67
£445
€524.14
CA$839.33
A$931.31
CHF 487.84
MX$11,420.38
NOK 6,205.17
SEK 5,857.41
DKK 3,908.86
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About the Item

A very rare Scottish Mauchline wooden postal ruler and paper folder decorated with a scene of the beach & cliffs in cromer, norfolk and probably dating from the mid 19th century. While originally made as souvenir items this ruler also provides a real insight to postal history. The ruler is of flat shape with rounded ends and a smooth edge and is decorated with scroll work designs to either end and on both sides and the main side is printed POSTAL RULER AND PAPER FOLDER with a printed section titled THE PARCELS POST providing instructions and costs of sending parcels and on the opposite side titled BILL STAMPS with a list of values and costs. The ruler also has a printed 8” (20cm) measuring edge both top and bottom, one titled English Inches and the other French Centimetres. On the opposite side the ruler has a central transfer scene titled THE BEACH & CLIFFS, CROMER with a four sections the first titled LETTER POST with the costs of sending letters of varying weight; the second section titled NEWSPAPER and BOOKS, PRINTED PAPERS, CICULARS again showing costs; the third section is titled TELEGRAMS and MONEY ORDERS both with instructions and prices; the fourth and final section titled POSTAL ORDERS again with instructions and prices. This very rare ruler is typically not marked but originates from Mauchline in Ayrshire, Scotland. In good used condition.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.45 in (24 cm)Width: 1.38 in (3.5 cm)Depth: 0.08 in (2 mm)
  • Style:
    Victorian (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Mid-19th Century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Bishop's Stortford, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: MI216531stDibs: LU1328227103112

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