V I N T A G E // golden rule / 10k yellow gold dainty ruler charm / a service award pendant
a coveted golden ruler from JC Penny's employee service award program. long gone are the days of staying with a company for decades and being rewarded with golden trinkets to honor an employee's time.
what are you measuring? measuring up to? measuring yourself against? which systems of measurement are you working to dismantle, because they don't serve ALL of us? who gets to be the measurer? what's worth measuring? are all of the things we most value, like love and connection, nearly impossible to measure?
perhaps a tiny, gold ruler in a length that doesn't correspond to a standard unit of measurement is just the wearable poem for our measurement musings
solid 10k yellow gold
M E A S U R E M E N T S
ruler without bails measures ~9.77mm long x ~4.82mm wide
oval jump ring bail has a 2.85mm x 3.4mm opening
weighs 0.9g
C O N D I T I O N
in good vintage condition
-bail is sturdy and thick, not soldered shut, and not a perfect oval (meaning the 'ends' don't have a flush locking fit with each other)
-enamel is intact, but may have minor losses
this is a vintage item and will show surface scratches, dents, dings, dulling, wear, patina, and signs of having been worn and loved
please carefully review all photos as they are considered an important part of the description of the item’s condition
S H O P A G R E E M E N T S
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S K I N S E N S I T I V I T I E S
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