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60/319
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Description
A marking gauge is used by craftsmen to mark parallel lines spaced from a fixed margin, usually the face side or edge of the workpiece. It consists of a rectangular stick with a small point projecting from one end, which scratches the line, and a sliding wooden block, which can be fixed in place by a wedge, to set the distance of the mark from the margin. This marking gauge, which is missing its wedge, belonged to Mr W. W. Field, a wheelwright in Winson, Gloucestershire. Mr Field retired circa 1960 and the business closed.
Physical description
1 marking gauge: wood; good condition
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_5500.tif - High resolution image
