The Ruler Flicker

The Ruler Flicker

or more properly…

Thomas Inglebrook Morgan’s device for ensuring the safe launching of ink laden cellulose particles with absolute accuracy and minimum opportunity for personal injury

(patent not applied for)

Whilst recalling his childhood, Thomas Inglebrook Morgan, was aware of the danger presented by the arming of oneself with a bottle of ink, some scraps of paper and a fragile, but elastic, wooden ruler. Determined to put the dangers that beset his old school chum Ernest “one-eye” Bristlethwait, firmly out of reach of the modern pupil, Thomas devised the above device…