A detailed J. Rabone & Sons boxwood caliper rope gauge with brass sliding caliper.
The front is marked ‘Breaking Loads In Tons, Galvanised Hawser Steel Ropes’.
Rear is marked ‘3 Strand, Weight Per 120 Fathom Coil’, ‘Manila, Tarred Hemp’, ‘Manilla 3 Strand, Manila Cable Laid’.
Side is marked ’ J. Rabone & Sons, Makers, Made In England’.
Height: 17cm
Condition: hairline crack running halfway down the rear, user name on front, a few scratches.
