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Chesterman rule prices

What Chesterman rules actually sell for, from 6 recorded sales and 2 listings for sale now.

Sold prices

Only 6 sales on record — too few to quote a reliable figure. The individual sales are listed below; judge them yourself.

Low confidence

The latest sale on record was on Apr 28, 2026.

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For sale now (2)

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Every recorded sale. The band spans the middle half of all sales; the line is the median.
median $47Dealers6 sales$35 — EARLY CHESTERMAN NO. 612D 2FT SHRINKAGE RULE - 1/60", 1/120" (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$35 — FINE CHESTERMAN NO. 891 STEEL POCKET & ADVERTISING RULE FOR HENLEY CABLES (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$39 — CHESTERMAN No. 233M Blacksmith’s Rule (Jim Bode Value Guide)$55 — NOS CA 1910 CHESTERMAN STEEL RULE IOB - GORGEOUS LABEL - # 1266 M & E (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$55 — NOS CA 1910 CHESTERMAN STEEL RULE NO 1266 - GORGEOUS LABEL - 2 FOLD (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$85 — RARE MIB CA 1910 CHESTERMAN STEEL RULE - GORGEOUS LABEL - # 412DE - METRIC ENGLISH (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$50
WhereMedian soldMedian asking
Dealers$476$451
Marketplaces—$4511

These are different markets, not a contradiction. Dealers list restored, checked tools and price accordingly; marketplaces carry everything from collector-grade down to parts. Compare within a row, not across the table.

Asking prices

Median asking
$45
Most ask
$23–$60.94
Listings
12

Asking prices run higher than sold prices. Sellers post hopefully, and unsold listings linger; treat the sold figures above as the real signal.

About Chesterman rules

The 6 sales behind these figures come from Ted Dawson Antique Tools (5) and Jim Bode Value Guide (1), and run from 2022 to 2026; 3 closed in the last twelve months. 4 listings for sets, pairs or lots of Chesterman rules were left out, because a set's price is not one tool's price.

Recorded sales

Every sale behind the numbers above, most recent first. Click through to the source.

ListingSourceSoldPrice
RARE MIB CA 1910 CHESTERMAN STEEL RULE - GORGEOUS LABEL - # 412DE - METRIC ENGLISHTed Dawson Antique Tools2026-04-28$85
NOS CA 1910 CHESTERMAN STEEL RULE IOB - GORGEOUS LABEL - # 1266 M & ETed Dawson Antique Tools2026-04-28$55
NOS CA 1910 CHESTERMAN STEEL RULE NO 1266 - GORGEOUS LABEL - 2 FOLDTed Dawson Antique Tools2026-04-28$55
FINE CHESTERMAN NO. 891 STEEL POCKET & ADVERTISING RULE FOR HENLEY CABLESTed Dawson Antique Tools2023-12-27$35
EARLY CHESTERMAN NO. 612D 2FT SHRINKAGE RULE - 1/60", 1/120"Ted Dawson Antique Tools2023-10-03$35
CHESTERMAN No. 233M Blacksmith’s RuleJim Bode Value Guide2022-03-04$39

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Updated 2026-10-28.