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More patent sticks

  • Post author:Alan Williams
  • Post published:3 February 2022
  • Post category:Rulers
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Here is a trio of glorified wooden sticks for ruling parallel lines that each somehow managed to secure patent protection. Two are so similar that they could easily be mistaken…

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