BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE! Manufactured by John J. Waldman in New York, U.S.A.Function: Used in old general stores and hardware shops to measure exact lengths of wire, rope, or string as it was pulled off a spool.Material: Built with a heavy cast-iron base and brass measurement dials.Age: Typically dates from around 1900 to 1920.
Machine is over 100 years old and still works like its first day! Everything is still there and moves as it should!