Yes. I remember going to the department stores when I was a kid, and those ladies had that measuring device mounted onto the table, and they would push a button to zero it, then put the edge of the fabric into the slot and pull it through to the desired measurement. Then they would hit that lever and it would clip the edge. Then they would take it out of the measuring device, grab both sides of the clip, and riiipppp. I used to LOVE that sound!! And I was always fascinated by the whole process.
I kind of miss all that. Watching someone hold fabric along a yard stick nailed to a table and then cutting with scissors doesn't have nearly the same dramatic effect!!