12 inch Pica Pole Metal Ruler, with Pica, Points, Inches, and Agate Measurements, Stainless Steel Ruler for Drafting

Pica poles are pretty old school now, but as a former journalist I won’t live without one. If any other profession uses (used) them other than people involved in producing printed media, I have no idea what it could be… I bought this new one because I managed to misplace the pica pole I’ve had for at least 30 years around my home somewhere. Looking for it and not finding it in its “spot” causes me a bit of distress that other measuring tools do not. I tore through the house and couldn’t find it. So I went online and bought this one. It’s a nice one. Although I think it’s unlikely that people shopping for a metal ruler would end up on this page…let me say that pica poles are a fantastic and solid measuring tool. Most metal rulers I’ve run across bend if it’s held up by one end. These don’t. If all you need is to measure in inches or if you want a solid straight edge, this is a great tool. There’s a reason that journalists, typesetters and layout designers insist on keeping a pica pole in their homes long after their careers are over. As a group, we’ve been choosing pica poles over metal rulers for many decades - even when metal rulers are so much cheaper.

Muy buena calidad y precisión. Buena compra.

good ruler

This is a specialty tool used in graphics arts and publishing, so it has the appropriate scales for inches, agate, picas, and points. It's made of steel and will last forever. I had my previous one for decades, and in a moment of carelessness, left it on my desk at home. Either one of the grandchildren or the lady we hire to clean the house got it. So, hide it when you're not using it. (There was some ink smeared on the points scale that you'll see in the picture, which I couldn't entirely remove, so somebody at the factory was careless.)

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