Signedface, center: CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC CO. / Cenco No. 73115
Inscribedback, top right: MADE IN U.S.A.
FunctionFor use in measuring distances. This meter stick was clamped against a metal French meter standard (1998-1-0295a) into two metal stands (1998-1-0295c, d), thus enabling the user to easily access either or both scales.
Primary Sources"Meter Sticks and Rulers." CENCO Catalog H-501 (1950): 282.