The object is a standard yard stick that was apparently used for a special purpose: a provenance sticker attached to the object reads "The 'Dimmick' yard stick used to clear jammed chip boxes in IBM PHOTOSTORE." Wrapped around one end of the object (the "handle" end?) is tightly attached masking tape.
Manufacturer
Braun Corporation
Place Manufactured
U.S.
Identifying Numbers
Other number
82.111.01A
LLNL deprecated number, written on the object
Dimensions
overall: 1/2 in x 1 in x 36 in
Category
Ephemera/other
Credit
Gift of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)