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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1860–1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.1986.001

MANUFACTURER: Marples
MODEL: Ebony Mitre Square
LOCATION: Sheffield, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: mitre square
Patents: N/A
General Description: (probably) brass and ebony

Dimensions

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

Length: 29.5 cm
Width: 1.6 cm
Height: 12.5 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: Marples
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Sheffield

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Presumably used c. 1890 until late 1940s; possibly also used earlier and/or later.
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]
Function: Used for setting out and testing mitre joints.
Technical: Blade fixed at 45-degree angle to ebony stock.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "MARPLES/ SHEFFIELD" stamped into one side of stock. "J. ANTHONY" also stamped into stock.
Missing: Complete, save painted finish.
Finish: Ebony wood stock; [probably] brass blade, stock long edges and mount.
Decoration: Elaborate curving mount for blade within stock

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Marples, Square, circa 1860–1940, Artifact no. 2004.1986, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.1986.001/

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