University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
56/286
Description
This spoke tongue gauge, also sometimes called a spoke fitter, was used for testing the correct diameter of round spoke tongues. It was used by a wheelwright in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire.
Physical description
gauge: wood; good condition
Object name
Gauge, spoke tongue
Material
Wood
Associated subject
CRAFTS : wood-working
Wheelwrighting
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_1600.tif - High resolution image