Object number
54/545
Description
This is a bevel for measuring angles. It was used by the donor's father, who was a wheelwright and carpenter in Braishfield, Hampshire.
This is a bevel, a woodworking tool consisting of a hinged arm for measuring angles. It has a thin moveable steel arm which moves stiffly on a rivet in the slotted end of its thick arm. This thick arm is of mahogany with brass at both ends, and can also slide along half the length of the steel arm. When the thick arm is set against a straight margin, the instrument throws a line at any desired angle across the wood worked upon. It was used by the donor's father, who was a wheelwright and carpenter in Braishfield, Hampshire.
Physical description
1 sliding bevel: wood; metal; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘This sliding bevel was found at the Wheelwright's shop of... Braishfield, Hampshire. It consists of a thin moveable steel arm 7.6 inches in length which moves stiffly on a rivet in the slotted end of its thick arm. This thick arm is of mahogany with brass at both ends, and it measures 5.0 inches in length. When the thick arm is set against a straight margin, the instrument throws a line at any desired angle across the wood worked upon.'
Object name
Material
Associated subject
Associated person/institution
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_8341.tif - High resolution image
