Object number
54/541
Description
Set square used by a wheelwright and carpenter in Braishfield, Hampshire. It was used to make perfect right angles.
This modern set 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 four brass diamonds where the arms are riveted together with a piece of inlaid brass. It was used to make perfect right angles.
Physical description
1 square: wood; metal (brass); good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘This modern set square was used by H.J.Bown, a wheelwright and carpenter of... Braishfield, Hants. The wooden arm is 8.5 inches long and 2 inches wide, while the inner side is lined with brass. The other metal arm is 14.0 inches long and 2.6 inches wide. The two sections are fixed together by four rivets. // See 51/770L'
Production date
1954
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