General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

gauge bar

Patents

N/A

General Description

wood and metal

Dimensions

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

Length

24.9 cm

Width

2.0 cm

Height

1.5 cm

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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Presumably used by J. Anthony c. late 1890s- late 1940s.

Canada

Part of a collection of hand tools belonging to James Anthony (1883-1966), an English born and trained carpenter who came to Canada c. 1910 and worked in and around Ottawa, ON. Following the 1916 fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and damaged the Library, Mr. Anthony was hired as a foreman with the restoration crews. Until 1920, he was involved in the rebuilding of the Peace Tower and the installation of new windows at the Library of Parliament. He later worked with various builders in the Ottawa area, retiring in the late1940s. After his death in 1966 the tools were given to his son Jack, who in turn donated them to CSTMC. [Ref. 1] This gauge bears the name "T. Minors", to whom it may once have belonged. Thomas Minors, born in 1853, was a carpenter in Truro, Cornwall, birthplace of J. Anthony. He is listed in the 1891 Census of Cornwall under a Union St. address. [Ref. 2]

Function

Mounting for point and gauge head.

Technical

Single stemmed gauges were preferred in Britain. [Ref. 3] This simply constructed gauge may be home built.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"J ANTHONY" stamped on one wide side of bar; stamped markings on opposite side are illegible.

Missing

Appears complete. Missing a wedge to keep the sliding block in place (no set-screw hole) Sue Warren, 2011.

Finish

Dark brown [stained ?] wood; metal point.

Decoration

N/A