Tool Type: 2-fold Caliper Ruler
Brand: Acme (made under Michael Hogarty's December 22, 1891 patent on the style of ivory inlay)
Materials: German silver, ivory, boxwood
Marks: ACME RULE CO. PAT APPLIED FOR
Condition: This example is quite worn with cracks in the ivory and boxwood and the graduations are fairly faint. The locking pin is present and the caliper slides smoothly and the ruler holds itself open. A bargain for this fixer-upper, this model of rule demands $800-1600 in showroom condition!
Measurements: 6" unfolded (not counting the caliper)
Antique c. 1849 Very Rare Henry Tower Bevel T Square
This antique adjustable bevel T-square is marked "H. TOWER & CO.," a very rare and desirable mark indicating a tool maker working out of Millbury, MA circa 1849. 14 1/4" long blade, handle is 10" long. Brass trapped hardwood (looks like rosewood). Blade adjusts somewhat stubbornly, needs a bit of cleaning.
Tool Type: 7" Brass Plated Try Square
Brand: Unknown
Materials: Steel, Brass, Rosewood
Marks: Graduations to 1/8", "FRANK B INGOLLS" on handle
Condition: Good-, Graduations still visible but dim, a lot of tarnish
Measurements: 7" from brass plate to end of blade, 5" long wooden handle.
This rare and collectible vintage tempered steel rule was made by L.S. Starrett Co. of Athol, Massachusetts, an bears an advertisemetn for "The Garlock Packing Company Manufacturers of Asbestos Rubber Garlock Packings Metal Fibrous; Palmyra, New York, The Standard Packing of the World." Bears a caliper and diamond logo. 6" of graduation in 16ths on one side, 32nds on the other.
This antique looking sliding T Bevel is made of rosewood and brass with a steel blade. Some warp in the blade. No maker's mark present but the owner's mark "E.P.G." is in the base. 13" long when folded closed, steel blade is 12" long, handle itself is 8 1/2" long, 1 1/8" wide, and 11/16" thick.
This antique rosewood, brass and steel adjustable try square folds into itself. marked "W" on one of the brass fittings but otherwise no sign of maker or owner. 9" long when closed, 8" steel blade, 6" handle.
Antique Davis Level & Tool No. 2 Machinist's Iron Level
This antique Davis Level & Tool Co. level is 12" long, 2 1/4" tall, and 7/8" wide. Appears to be a No. 2 Machinist's Iron Level based on the company catalog page shown below. The bubble IS intact on this piece. This item is an early clinometer level often used in ship building in order to build a boat/ship level when it is on a building ways. The level is set to the degrees of the ship building ways (boat ramp).
Tool Type: Sliding Gauge (gage) for morticing
Brand: unknown (chapin-stephens?)
Materials: brass, rosewood
Marks: 185; graduations
Condition: surface scratches, crack in one end, chip on one corner, thumbscrew mechanism works to move brass bar
Measurements: 8" long
Tool Type: Wooden scratch "slider" gauge
Brand: HCD / H.C. Daggett
Materials: Looks and feels like boxwood but it's pretty dark, I think the patina could be from someone using mutton grease (popular in the late 1800's) on it at some point
Marks: H.C. Daggett; HCD
Condition: Good, chip in the slider, threads and locks alright, the bar widens out on the end without the scratcher on it to keep the slider from coming off
Measurements: 9 1/2" long
Tool Type: Door marking butt gauge (gage)
Brand: Stanley Rule & Level Company
Materials: Steel, nickel finish
Marks: STANLEY; US PAT No 95 - 2-28-11
Condition: Good- to fair, finish is pretty worn but still slides and locks.
Measurements: 3" long
Antique Stanley Sweet Hart No. 71 Double Beam Gauge
This carpenter's double beam marking gauge bears the Stanley Rule & Level Co.'s "Sweetheart" mark. Also marked "MADE IN U.S.A." and "No 71." 6 inches of graduation, 8 1/2" long beams. Brass and beech construction.
This antique brass and hardwood screw-adjusted marking gage has no distinct maker's mark but bears the faint lettering, "A BURN" (perhaps A. Burn or Auburn?)
7" long overall, 3 3/8" at widest.
Stanley No. 373 1/2 Butt Marker, 3 1/2" in Package
This Stanley No. 373 1/2 Butt Marker comes in its original packaging, which reads "NO. 373 1/2 - 3 1/2" BUTT MARKER STANLEY THE TOOL BOX OF THE WORLD."
