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54/544
Description
This is a bevel, a woodworking tool consisting of a hinged arm for measuring angles. It consists of a thick wooden arm, with a thin steel arm hinged in the middle. The steel arm does not slide, but rather moves stiffly on a rivet, enabling the angle to be changed. It was used by the donor's father, who was a wheelwright and carpenter in Braishfield, Hampshire, and it has been stamped 'H.J.BOWN' in two places on the steel arm.
Physical description
1 T-bevel: wood; metal; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘ This bevel came from the Wheelwright's shop of H.J.Bown at... Braishfield, Hampshire. It differs from 54/545 in that the steel arm does not slide, but moves stiffly on a rivet. The steel arm measures 7.5 inches long and the thicker wooden arm 4.7 inches. "H.J.Bown" has been stamped in two places on the steel arm. // See also 54/545'
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