| US Patent: 44,874 
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| Metal Ruler | 
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| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Granted: | Nov. 01, 1864 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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                        Ralph Brendler
 
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| Description: |  | A simple metal draftsman's ruler, made of bent spring steel.  The main
    innovation here is a "trough" stamped into the edge, such that any ink
    that should spill from the pen onto the ruler will flow into the trough
    and not blot the paper. |  |