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54/305
Description
Marking gauge, for marking lines on wood, used by a wheelwright in Ham, Wiltshire.
This marking gauge, a wheelwright and carpenter's tool for marking lines on wood, was used by the donor's father, a wheelwright in Ham, Wiltshire. It consists of a rectangular stick with a projecting steel point near one end. The sliding perforated wooden block is rectangular in shape, but with the longer sides slightly rounded.
Physical description
1 marking gauge: wood; metal (steel); poor condition
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