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OBJECT TYPE: COMBINATION/SLIDING/LEVEL
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0083.001

MANUFACTURER: M.T. CO.
MODEL: 4
LOCATION: Greenfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, TEMPERED STEEL BLADE; GLASS SPIRIT LEVEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.6 cm
Width: 11.2 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Tools-Hand
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MT
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Greenfield

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Saskatchewan
Period: Unknown
Canada: THIS COLLECTION OF TOOLS BELONGED TO A CARPENTER WHO EMIGRATED FROM ENGLAND IN 1910 & SETTLED IN MOOSE JAW, SASK/ THE TOOL CHEST & MOST OF THE TOOLS WERE BROUGHT WITH HIM FROM ENGLAND & USED TO BUILD HIS 1ST 2 HOUSES AS WELL AS SOME FURNITURE
Function: TO MARK & TO TEST FOR ACCURACY BOTH 90 DEGREE & 45 DEGREE ANGLES IN WOODWORKING/ CAN ALSO BE USED AS A GAUGING TOOL - FOR EXAMPLE TO CHECK THE DEPTH OF A MORTISE
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON BLADE 'M.T. CO. GREENFIELD, MASS. U.S.A. TEMPERED NO.4'/STAMPED 'G.B. KIMBELL' (IN 3 PLACES)
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLADE UNFINISHED - SILVER-GREY COLOUR, DARKENED IN PLACES, SHOWS RUSTY CORROSION/ HEAD IS PAINTED BLACK WITH UNFINISHED SIDES
Decoration: 2 OPEN AREAS IN HEAD, ONE IS HEART SHAPED & ONE HALF-CIRCLE SHAPE

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M.T. CO., Square, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1996.0083, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0083.001/

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