General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

11

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL MICROMETER & PARTS/ WOOD BOX WITH METAL HARDWARE/ PAPER INSTRUCTION SHEET AFFIXED TO LID INTERIOR

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

32.1 cm

Width

17.3 cm

Height

3.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Metrology

Category

Length

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

STARRETT

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Athol

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED AT LARGEST RESEARCH INSTITUTION IN CANADA DURING PERIOD OF ITS MOST RAPID GROWTH, GREATEST PRODUCTIVITY & DURING WHICH IT DEVELOPED WORLD RENOWNED REPUTATION. THIS DEVICE WAS USED IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SECTION.

Function

CALIPER, OR TWO-PRONGED MEASURING INSTRUMENT WITH ATTACHED SCALE USED TO MEASURE LINEAR DIMENSIONS BETWEEN THEM, THIS TYPE USED TO MAKE PRECISON MEASUREMENTS OF OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 INCISED BLACK "Starrett" & "2 IN. NO. 224 -6 IN."ON CAST PLATE; INCISED LETTERING READING "1-64.015625/ THE L.S. STARRETT CO./ ATHOL, MASS. MADE IN U.S.A." WITH INCISED BLACK SCALE MARKINGS & NUMBERING/.1-.4 INCISED LETTERING ON ANVILS READS.1 "2-3" (MOUNTED ON.1 CALIPERS),.2 "3-4",.3 "4-5",.4 "5-6"/.5-.8 INCISED LETTERING ON STANDARDS READS "THE L.S. STARRETT CO./ ATHOL, MASS. U.S.A." &.5 "2"",.6 "3"",.7 "4"",.8 "5""

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 PAINTED BLACKWITH PLATED PARTS/ PLATED PARTS/ CLEAR COATING ON WOOD/ WHITE PAPER

Decoration

RED & BLACK LETTERING ON PAPER LABEL INSIDE LID READS "THE STARRETT MICROMETER CALIPER/ NO. 224 SET A" & "THE L.S. STARRETT COMPANY/ WORLD'S GREATEST TOOL MAKERS (IN SCRIPT)/ PRECISON TOOLS DIAL INDICATORS HACKSAWS STEEL/ TAPES/ ATHOL, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A."/ LOGOS IN CORNERS OF LABEL READ "STARRETT TOOLS" (2), "STARRETT/ HACKSAWS/ CUT QUICKER/ &/ LAST LONGER", "STARRETT TAPES/ STANDARD FOR ACCURACY"