Gauge, thread

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0457.001

MANUFACTURER: Moore & Wright
MODEL: 200
LOCATION: Sheffield, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.0 cm
Width: 2.7 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: Moore Wright
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Sheffield

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: THIS GAUGE POSSIBLY USED C. LATE 1940S- C.2000.
Canada: ACQUIRED WITH 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 THE WAR ASSETS CORP., FOR USE IN HIS GARAGE HOBBY SHOP. PRESUMABLY HE ACQUIRED THIS THREAD GAUGE FOR USE WITH THE LATHE.
Function: USED TO CORRECTLY SET CUTTING TOOL DEPTH, ANGLE, AND FORM WHEN CUTTING THREADS IN SCREWS, PIPE, ETC.
Technical: THREAD GAUGE BEARS MOST COMMON THREAD THREAD FORMS & ANGLES- WHIT- WORTH BRITISH STANDARD FINE (55 DEGREES);BRITISH ASSOCIATION (47 1/2 DEGREES); ACME 914 1/2 DEGREES); &METRIC & AMERICAN (60 DEGREES). USING THE GAUGE, THE CUTTING TOOL CAN BE SET "SQUARE" TO THE WORK, PRODUCING THREADS OF ACCURATE & UNIFORM SIZE. (REF. 2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "55 [degree symbol] WHIT. B.S.F.", "47 1/2 [degree symbol] BA", "14 1/2 [degree symbol] ACME", "60 [degree symbol] METRIC &/ AMERICAN", and "MOORE & WRIGHT/ SHEFFIELD/ ENGLAND/ No 200" stamped into gauge face.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: DULL SILVER-METAL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Moore & Wright, Gauge, thread, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2001.0457, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0457.001/

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