Gauge, Marking

Object Name:

Gauge, Marking

Object ID:

1979.070.120

Description:

Marking gauge, with handle. Medium brown hardwood with steel. Oval gauge block 5.9" long, 3.7" high, 1.5" thick, that slides off easily. 1.3" square hole in center of gauge block. Hole rides over square shaft. Square hole has small adjacent slot, square which holds wooden wedge. Piece missing from one end of small hole. Crack passes through small hole and through one corner of larger hole. Two diamond-headed rivets recessed into one long side of gauge block. On opposite side, diamond-shaped recessed washer with end of rivet peened over it. Second shaft broken off with shadow mark of diamond-shaped washer. Square gauge block shaft extends 13" from body. End chamfered. Edges of block worn. Tenon on end of shaft which passes through body. Body 1.5" wide, 1.2" high, 8.4" long. Tenon pinned with two wooden pegs. T-shaped slot in the vertical arm. Top of T is 1.2" from body in center. Layout lines for slot on top surface. Body, upright handle that curves towards front. Beveled top edge and slight tab towards back at top. Piece broken from end of tab. handle fits into rectangular hole in body, 2.4" length, 0.8" wide. Portion of handle, 0.4" in length extends over top of body beyond hole to rear. Steel wedge driven into surface near front of handle hole to hold handle in place. Handle loose. Cracks in handle hole at front and back. Top of body rounded at back edge. Chamfers along top edge of body from front to back. Chamfers extend around back edge and terminate partly down sides. Handle and body reminiscent of wood plane. A lot of wear marks on bottom of gauge arm. Some darkening on bottom surface near front of body and on nearby front surface of gauge arm. Either wear or intentional slope at front of body on bottom surface.

Material:

Wood
Steel

Dimensions:

H-5.7 W-14.6 L-8.4 inches Weight-23.85 oz

Credit Line:

Gift of George F. Sawyer