Rulers - Remember This Type?

[Kozmyk]

See the ruler section of this protractor below?

[url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Linex-School-Protractor-Degrees-Contrary/dp/B002YNU5AG/ref=sr_1_125?s=officeproduct&ie=UTF8&qid=1303409161&sr=1-125]Linex School Protractor 180 Degrees Contrary Scale and Ruler 90mm Clear Ref LXC908: Amazon.co.uk: Office Products[/url]

I'm looking for a ruler with that type of vernier measuring grid on it.
30cm/1foot preferably but I recall seeing them in 15" and 18" versions as well.

They were all the rage when I was at school and college ... cough.orty odd years ago. [ATTACH=CONFIG]25457[/ATTACH]
Anyone know where I can get one these days?

[challis349]

It's not in this country but found some here

[URL]http://www.dickblick.com/products/c-thru-grid-ruler/[/URL]

[pgkevet]

..all we had was a piece of knotted thread and two thorns to use as pins...

[challis349]

Or here possibly

[URL]http://www.handyhippo.co.uk/p863-ruler-steel-edged-see-through-30cm.html[/URL]

[smokingtommy]

what is it for ?

[Brian Gifford]

[QUOTE=pgkevet;647316]..all we had was a piece of knotted thread and two thorns to use as pins...[/QUOTE]

That's luxury! We used to have to pull out two of our fingernails instead of thorns, and disembowel ourselves to use the intestines to measure with!

You youngsters don't know you're born! :biggrinjester:

[Rotorhead]

[QUOTE=smokingtommy;647386]what is it for ?[/QUOTE]

Measuring stuff.

[Brian Gifford]

[QUOTE=Rotorhead;647392]Measuring stuff.[/QUOTE]

Class!