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Rabone rule prices

What Rabone rules actually sell for, from 45 recorded sales and 4 listings for sale now.

Sold prices

Median sold
$59
Most sell for
$42–$110
Sales on record
45
For sale now
4
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For sale now (4)

2 of these 4 are priced under what this tool usually sells for.

Compared with 45 recorded sales: “typical” is the middle half of sale prices; the percentage is against the median. Condition and completeness vary — check the listing.

Every recorded sale. The band spans the middle half of all sales; the line is the median.
median $59Dealers45 sales$25 — FINE J. RABONE & SONS NO. 136 SHRINKAGE RULE FOR ALUMINIUM - IMPERIAL (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$29 — Well-Worn Blacksmith’s Rule 2 Foot Brass RABONE (Jim Bode Value Guide)$30 — Good 2 Foot 4 Fold Boxwood Rule RABONE & SONS (Jim Bode Value Guide)$33 — RABONE 3 Foot 4 Fold Rule Mint in Box (Jim Bode Value Guide)$33 — Clean RABONE 36 Inch Blind Man’s Rule (Jim Bode Value Guide)$36 — Mint Unused RABONE No. 1375 Boxwood Rule (Jim Bode Value Guide)$39 — RABONE CHESTERMAN No. 1642 Huge 6 Foot Zig Zag Rule (Jim Bode Value Guide)$39 — RABONE No. 1642 Rule 3 Meter Fine (Jim Bode Value Guide)$39 — Clean 36 Inch RABONE No. 1380 Boxwood Folding Rule (Jim Bode Value Guide)$39 — RABONE No. 1641 Rule 2 Meter Mint (Jim Bode Value Guide)$39 — RABONE No. 1641 Rule 2 Meter Mint (Jim Bode Value Guide)$42 — Giant RABONE N0. 1612 Zig Zag Rule Mint 6 Foot (Jim Bode Value Guide)$43 — Ginormous RABONE No. 1642 Zig Zag Rule (Jim Bode Value Guide)$44 — Near Mint Boxwood 1 Meter Rule by RABONE No. 1162 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$45 — NOS RABONE NO. 11167 BRASS & BOXWOOD FOLDING RULE - 2FT 4 FOLD (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$49 — RABONE No. 1119 Boxwood Architect’s Rule with Beveled Edges & Protractor (Jim Bode Value Guide)$49 — Mint Unused RABONE Boxwood Protractor 1 Meter Rule (Jim Bode Value Guide)$49 — RABONE No. 1641 Rule 2 Meter Mint (Jim Bode Value Guide)$55 — UNCOMMON RABONE NO. 1179 COMBINATION PROTRACTOR FOLD RULE - 3FT 4 FOLD (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$55 — RABONE NO. 1190 COMBINATION FOLDING RULE - 2FT 4 FOLD (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$59 — 8 Inch Boxwood Combination Rule & Level by RABONE Fine (Jim Bode Value Guide)$59 — Extra Fine RABONE No. 1206 Boxwood Rope Caliper Rule (Jim Bode Tools)$59 — Fine RABONE No. 1190 Boxwood Combination Tool Rule, Protractor, Level (Jim Bode Value Guide)$65 — NOS RABONE NO. 1190 COMBINATION FOLDING RULE - 2FT 4 FOLD (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$69 — Boxwood Rule & Level - RABONE No. 1370 (Jim Bode Value Guide)$69 — Mint Unused RABONE No. 1190 Combination Protractor, Level, Boxwood Rule (Jim Bode Value Guide)$75 — J. RABONE & SONS 24" 2 FOLD BRASS BLACKSMITH RULE (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$75 — EARLY JOHN RABONE & SONS NO. 1291 BLACKSMITH'S BRASS TIPPED RULE - 24" (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$75 — DEAD MINT RABONE SOLID BOXWOOD NO. 1167 FOUR FOLD 3' RULE (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$79 — Crisp Boxwood No. 1190 RABONE Rule, Level & Protractor (Jim Bode Value Guide)$85 — UNUSUAL RABONE BRASS LAWN BOWLING MEASURE RULE (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$95 — WONDERFUL EDINBURGH ROPERIE & SAILCLOTH CO. ADVERTISING CORDAGE RULE (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$110 — EXTRA FINE RABONE MASON'S BOXWOOD RULE & PLUMB LEVEL - 12" (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$110 — FINE J. RABONE & SONS 24" 2 FOLD BRASS BLACKSMITH RULE (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$120 — RARE SIZED 18" J. RABONE & SONS NO. 1136 GLAZIERS RULE (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$135 — Clean 2 foot, 4 Fold Ivory & German Silver Folding Rule Dual Marked RABONE & KEUFFEL & ESSER (Jim Bode Value Guide)$135 — RABONE No. 1372 Combination Boxwood Rule & Level 16 Inch (Jim Bode Value Guide)$165 — Mint Boxwood 2 Foot Rule by RABONE (Jim Bode Value Guide)$165 — UNWRAPPED BRAND NEW OLD STOCK RABONE NO. 1190 COMBINATION FOLDING RULE (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$165 — Mint Extra Thin RABONE 2 Foot Boxwood Rule (Jim Bode Value Guide)$195 — UNWRAPPED! NEW OLD STOCK J. RABONE & SONS NO 1190 INCLINOMETER RULE IOB (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$195 — Stunning Ornate Brass Blacksmith's Rule RABONE & SONS (Jim Bode Value Guide)$235 — RARE EARLY RABONE BRASS FOLDING RULE WITH DECORATIVE HINGE (Ted Dawson Antique Tools)$265 — 5 RABONE No. 1360’s & 1 RABONE No. 1377 Boxwood Rules Mint in Box RABONE & SONS (Jim Bode Value Guide)$325 — Fine RABONE 3 Fold Timber Rule with Slide & Scales (Jim Bode Value Guide)$25$50$100$250
WhereMedian soldMedian asking
Dealers$5945$66.504
Marketplaces—$32.4912

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
$35.10
Most ask
$27.18–$56.24
Listings
16

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

About Rabone rules

John Rabone & Sons was a Birmingham, England firm that made measuring tools through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, later merging with Chesterman. Boxwood folding and caliper rules are the core of their output, alongside spirit levels in rosewood, mahogany and brass. Numbered patterns such as the 1206, 1375 and 1461 help identify a rule, and value follows crisp legible graduations, tight joints, unworn brass and unsplit boxwood. Iron and German silver fittings and unused condition add.

The 45 sales behind these figures come from Jim Bode Value Guide (28), Ted Dawson Antique Tools (16) and Jim Bode Tools (1), and run from 2020 to 2026; 13 closed in the last twelve months. 3 listings for sets, pairs or lots of Rabone rules were left out, because a set's price is not one tool's price.

Recorded sales

The 24 most recent of 45 sales behind the numbers above. Click through to the source.

ListingSourceSoldPrice
Extra Fine RABONE No. 1206 Boxwood Rope Caliper RuleJim Bode Tools2026-10-12$59
UNWRAPPED BRAND NEW OLD STOCK RABONE NO. 1190 COMBINATION FOLDING RULETed Dawson Antique Tools2026-10-06$165
NOS RABONE NO. 11167 BRASS & BOXWOOD FOLDING RULE - 2FT 4 FOLDTed Dawson Antique Tools2026-09-15$45
Clean 36 Inch RABONE No. 1380 Boxwood Folding RuleJim Bode Value Guide2026-08-10$39
Clean RABONE 36 Inch Blind Man’s RuleJim Bode Value Guide2026-06-20$33
J. RABONE & SONS 24" 2 FOLD BRASS BLACKSMITH RULETed Dawson Antique Tools2026-06-11$75
DEAD MINT RABONE SOLID BOXWOOD NO. 1167 FOUR FOLD 3' RULETed Dawson Antique Tools2026-05-04$75
UNCOMMON RABONE NO. 1179 COMBINATION PROTRACTOR FOLD RULE - 3FT 4 FOLDTed Dawson Antique Tools2026-04-28$55
UNWRAPPED! NEW OLD STOCK J. RABONE & SONS NO 1190 INCLINOMETER RULE IOBTed Dawson Antique Tools2026-04-03$195
RARE EARLY RABONE BRASS FOLDING RULE WITH DECORATIVE HINGETed Dawson Antique Tools2026-03-31$235
NOS RABONE NO. 1190 COMBINATION FOLDING RULE - 2FT 4 FOLDTed Dawson Antique Tools2026-03-24$65
RABONE NO. 1190 COMBINATION FOLDING RULE - 2FT 4 FOLDTed Dawson Antique Tools2026-03-02$55
FINE J. RABONE & SONS 24" 2 FOLD BRASS BLACKSMITH RULETed Dawson Antique Tools2025-10-21$110
WONDERFUL EDINBURGH ROPERIE & SAILCLOTH CO. ADVERTISING CORDAGE RULETed Dawson Antique Tools2025-09-30$95
RABONE No. 1119 Boxwood Architect’s Rule with Beveled Edges & ProtractorJim Bode Value Guide2025-09-29$49
EXTRA FINE RABONE MASON'S BOXWOOD RULE & PLUMB LEVEL - 12"Ted Dawson Antique Tools2025-09-06$110
UNUSUAL RABONE BRASS LAWN BOWLING MEASURE RULETed Dawson Antique Tools2025-08-30$85
FINE J. RABONE & SONS NO. 136 SHRINKAGE RULE FOR ALUMINIUM - IMPERIALTed Dawson Antique Tools2025-07-10$25
RABONE No. 1641 Rule 2 Meter MintJim Bode Value Guide2025-05-30$39
Mint Unused RABONE No. 1190 Combination Protractor, Level, Boxwood RuleJim Bode Value Guide2025-05-02$69
Near Mint Boxwood 1 Meter Rule by RABONE No. 1162Jim Bode Value Guide2025-01-26$44
EARLY JOHN RABONE & SONS NO. 1291 BLACKSMITH'S BRASS TIPPED RULE - 24"Ted Dawson Antique Tools2024-10-30$75
RABONE No. 1372 Combination Boxwood Rule & Level 16 InchJim Bode Value Guide2024-10-15$135
Clean 2 foot, 4 Fold Ivory & German Silver Folding Rule Dual Marked RABONE & KEUFFEL & ESSERJim Bode Value Guide2024-09-15$135

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Updated 2026-10-13.