1 Odd Jobs was a tool produced by the Stanley Works from 1888 to the 1930s.

Its closest cousin among common, modern tools, is the combination square, which shares with the Odd Job the functions of scribing, squaring, level/plumb, and the sliding and locking ruler[2] (originally a 12 inch wooden ruler with a built-in trammel point was included with units bundled with a ruler,[3] but this was often changed and many are found with a steel rule, or a brass-bound four-fold rule --- the Garret Wade reproduction uses a brass bound wooden ruler).

However, the Odd Jobs still has some unique functions in its total package, including the compass, and compensated gauging.

[5] This patent date can be seen on early examples "PATJAN2587" across the width of the tool.

Stanley ceased production of the Odd Jobs in 1935, the Garrett Wade tool company revived the tool in 1996, and currently produces Odd Jobs according to the original Stanley design, in two different sizes.