Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this piece to the Georgian era.
The box is beautifully decorated on the top with coloured embossing. It closes well with a hook & eye fastening.
Inside the lid is lined in blue silk and the base in blue velvet.

It comprises a tape measure, complete and in working order. The finial on the top winds the tape back in.
Thimble is in good condition.
Probably the best one of these I have seen.
7 cm x 5 cm x 3 cm
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire) has dated this piece to the Georgian era.
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