Pretend the image doesn't make the rule look like it's made out of rubber. I swear, it's not really bent, but i tried to scan it like 4 times, and every single time it ended up looking more warped. This is the best image of the lot.
The first straight rule i ever bought, purchased still in the original box and plastic bag in Asheville, NC. Pretty much exactly what you'd expect from a small, basic rule. It's pretty well put-together, but there's nothing terribly fancy about it. One of the reasons it moves around so much on the scanner bed is that it weighs next to nothing.