Object Number 1957.0026.031 A, B

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Marking gauge)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Belin du Pont

Place of Origin

East Hampton, Long Island, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1816-1850

Subjects

Dominy Family Woodworking

Materials

Wood; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

8.62 (L) , 14 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21.91 (L) , 35.56 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements of components: A (rod): L= 22 cm, Diameter= 1.5 cm B (block): L= 4.3 cm, W= 2 cm, H= 3.5cm C (thumbscrew): L= 3.5 cm, W= 2.2 cm

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Smith, Joseph. 1875 Explanation or Key to the Various Manufactories of Sheffield, with Engravings of each Article, Designed for the Utility of Merchants, Wholesale Ironmongers, and Travellers.
• Gauges fig 464, 467
[Book] Salaman, Raphael Arthur. 1990 Dictionary of Woodworking Tools c. 1700 -1970 and tools of allied trades.
• pg 203-204