General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.2 ALL METAL..3-.5 PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length

32.5 cm

Width

9.0 cm

Height

6.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Machine

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Alberta

Period

THIS TOOL MAY HAVE BEEN USED LATE 1940S-C.2000.

Canada

METAL LATHE (2001.0432) & ACCESSORIES OWNED & USED BY MR. (PAUL) HENRY NESS, BANFF, AB.. MR. NESS BOUGHT THE LATHE AND SELECTED ACCESSORIES IN 1946 FROM THEWAR ASSETS CORP., FOR USE IN HIS GARAGE HOBBY SHOP. PRESUMABLY THIS SURFACE GAUGE WAS ACQUIRED LATER.

Function

USED, TOGETHER WITH A COMBINATION SQUARE, A RULE, OR A STRAIGHTEDGE TO DRAW STRAIGHT LINES ON METAL.

Technical

SUFACE GAUGE OR SCRIBING BLOCK, USED TO INCISE SIMPLE MARKINGS ON METAL. THE SURFACE OF THE METAL TO BE MARKED IS FIRST COATED WITH ONE OF A VARIETY OF SOLUTIONS, OR WITH CHALK: IT SUPPORTED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE SURFACE GAUGE. THE GAUGE ITSELF SITS ON A PERFECTLY FLAT SURFACE PLATE: THE BASE HAS A V-SHAPED GROOVE MACHINED IN THE BOTTOM TO PERMIT IT TO BE USED ON ROUND SURFACES. TWO PINS IN THE BASE PUSH OUT, FORMING A STRAIGHT EDGE WHEN SLIDING THE GAUGE ALONG A TABLE TOP. (REF.2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.4 "#400" handwritten in black marked on one short end panel.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

.1 BASE, BRACKETS AND ADJUSTMENT KNOBS OF GAUGE HAVE BEEN CHEMICALLY DARKENED; REMAINDER IS SILVER METAL..3 WHITE PAPER INSERT/SUPPORT..4-.5 UNBLEACHED BOX.

Decoration

N/A