Marking Gauge

Name/Title

Marking Gauge

Description

Marking gauge made of rosewood, brass and steel. Steel pin (for scratching) set into a wooden block which, in turn, is set into and runs along a shaft in the wooden block. With a brass thumb screw through a rabbited half moon overbar

Made/Created

Artist

American, unknown

Manufacturer

Stratten Brothers

Date made

1865 - 1875

Time Period

Mid 19th Century

Place

City

Greenfield

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Notes

Made about 1870.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Stamp

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

39 cm

Material

Wood (rosewood), Metal (brass), Metal (steel)

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good