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Accession No	2014.54.24
Name/Title	RULER, METRIC
Brief Description	This metric 30 cm wooden ruler is inlaid across the centre with 14 rectangular examples of native New Zealand timbers, name beneath. They are: sample woods are, from left to right, rimu, tawa, totara, taraire, kahikatea, kohekohe, kauri, pukatea, tawa, matai, towai, tanekaha, rewarewa, rata and miro. The ruler is marked, between the measurement scale and the samples, with "NEW ZEALAND TIMBERS". "SOVEREIGN" is stamped between the 26 cm and 28 cm marks.
Classification	Ruler/Weights & Measures T&E/T&E For Science & Technology/Nomenclature
Primary Maker	Sovereign Woodworkers Limited (estab. 1949, closed 1992)
Primary Prod Date	1966-1990
Primary Prod Period	20th century
Primary Prod Place	Whanganui
Measurement Reading	30cm 4cm
Collection	Sovereign Woodwork Collection

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