Object number
54/540
Description
This small square was used by the donor's father, who was a wheelwright and carpenter in Braishfield, Hampshire. It is made of a metal and a wooden arm with a brass strip along the inner edge of the wooden arm, and three brass diamonds where the arms are riveted together. It was used to make perfect right angles. The name 'H.J. Bown' is stamped in four places on the wooden parts of the tool.
Physical description
1 square: wood; metal (brass and steel) good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘This is a small carpenter's square with an upright piece of wood lined with brass measuring 3.5 inches long, and 1.5 inches wide. The horizontal steel arm is 6.0 inches long and 2/0 inches wide. The two arms are joined by three rivets, which are encircled by three diamonds in brass. The name of the owner, H.J.Bown is stamped in four places on the tool'
Production date
1954
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