US Patent: 370,668 
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| Ruler
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	        Patentee:
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 | Charles H. Westcott (exact or similar names) - Seneca Falls, NY |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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        Patent Dates:
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| Applied: | 
Jan. 27, 1887 | 
 
| Granted: | 
Sep. 27, 1887 | 
 
 
 
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Charles H. Westcott patent September 27, 1887  |  
 
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        Description: |  
| The patent is for a thin brass insert on the straight edge, and a tubular stiffener along the back edge. 
The features correspond to standard WESTCOTT one foot wooden rules. |  
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