Walnut, original varnish finish, inset maple yard stick (marked in inch and half inch intervals without numerals), kidney shaped tip-top with half-round cut out for sitting close to work surface, Victorian brass locking device, vase and ring turned shaft, tripod base with snake legs, c. 1870, 39 1/2″ h (with top tipped), 26″ h (with top down), 39″ w, 24″ d.