six-inch promotional ruler
Date: 1950-1965
Inventory Number: 2003-1-0210
Classification: Rule
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Dimensions:
0.1 × 16 × 2.5 cm (1/16 × 6 5/16 × 1 in.)
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Description:
Six-inch-long white plastic ruler printed in green and blue. Printed along both edges of the face of the ruler is a scale in inches, graduated into sixteenths. The face and back of the rule are both printed with advertisements for the Kings County Trust Company.
Signedface of ruler, center: DO YOU NEED MONEY FOR A CAR, HOME IMPROVEMENT OR EMERGENCY EXPENSES? / PHONE ULSTER 8-7500, EXT. 296-8 / KINGS COUNTY TRUST COMPANY
back of ruler, center: BROOKLYN'S OLD RELIABLE / KINGS COUNTY TRUST COMPANY / 342 FULTON STREET, AT BOROUGH HALL, BROOKLYN 1, NEW YORK / COMPLETE BANKING FACILITIES - DRIVE-IN ON BOERUM PLACE / MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
back of ruler, center: BROOKLYN'S OLD RELIABLE / KINGS COUNTY TRUST COMPANY / 342 FULTON STREET, AT BOROUGH HALL, BROOKLYN 1, NEW YORK / COMPLETE BANKING FACILITIES - DRIVE-IN ON BOERUM PLACE / MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
FunctionFor measuring distances. This ruler was distributed by the Kings County Trust Company for promotional purposes.
ProvenancePrivate Donor, Troy, New York.