September 3, 201411 yr I ran into a friend of mine the other morning and he called me over to his vehicle. When I got there he said he had something to show me. Out came this really nice Stanley No. 84 Boxwood Ruler. The Stanley No. 84 is a 2 foot four fold ruler with drafting scales. It has brass square joint and is brass bound on the edge. And folded all the way out. This No. 84 was made between 1920 and 1922. Dating is by the Sweetheart Logo. The heart goes up into the notched ruler and the letters get smaller in the middle. This trademark was adopted in 1920 after the merger of The Stanley Works and the Rule and Level. The company held a contest to design a new trademark and guidelines were published defining the features the new mark should have. The contest was open to all Stanley employees. 320 contestants submitted 521 designs and the final two were nearly identical and were submitted by W.L.Hagen and E.C. Hartman. The two were declared co-winners and we have was became know as the famous Sweetheart trademark. Stanley Works adopted the Heart with SW inside in honor of William H. Hart, the chief executive officer for more than thirty years. It was only used two year and it went through another alteration which lasted until 1935 when the trademark was changed to the notched rule with the word STANLEY inside and that is the one still in use today. I was so thankful he called me over to see this super nice rule. After drooling over it for several minutes, he said he got it for me and that is was mine. WOW! Thank You Thank You was all I could say.
September 16, 20223 yr Nice History, I inherited one of these beautiful Rulers from my Late Dad. The Brass on the edge is lifted right at the 12" Fold. As mechanical as I am, I don't think that I'm going to try and fix it. It's just a nice piece of History, and a Cherished Keepsake. My Dad was born in 1924, and passed on into Glory in November 2014, just shy of 90.
September 16, 20223 yr 12 hours ago, Chaplain Dave said: Nice History, I inherited one of these beautiful Rulers from my Late Dad. The Brass on the edge is lifted right at the 12" Fold. As mechanical as I am, I don't think that I'm going to try and fix it. It's just a nice piece of History, and a Cherished Keepsake. My Dad was born in 1924, and passed on into Glory in November 2014, just shy of 90. Call it a family heirloom, Dave. Welcome to the site.
September 16, 20223 yr 12 hours ago, Chaplain Dave said: Nice History, I inherited one of these beautiful Rulers from my Late Dad. The Brass on the edge is lifted right at the 12" Fold. As mechanical as I am, I don't think that I'm going to try and fix it. It's just a nice piece of History, and a Cherished Keepsake. My Dad was born in 1924, and passed on into Glory in November 2014, just shy of 90. PTL & Amen! Welcome to The Patriot Woodworker Dave. Happy you found us. Great place to hang out, share, learn and have a little fun. Looking forward to your ongoing participation.
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