Gauge, Marking
- Object Name:
- Gauge, Marking
- Object ID:
- 2023.022.60
- Creator:
- A.R. & G.H. MILLER
Toolmaker - Place of Origin:
- Chicago, IL
- Date:
- 1830-1870
- Description:
- Marking Gauge, woodworking. Wood and steel. 1830-1870. Handle (tote) at end of rounded square shaft. Sliding wooden block (fence) with steel set screw. There is a steel wheel below the handle. This gauge was possibly used in timber framing or for scribing wide boards for drawer construction in furniture. Stamped inscription on side of fence, "A.R. & G.H. MILLER / 237 STATE ST. CHICAGO."
- Material:
- Wood
Steel - Dimensions:
- W-5.75 L-2.252 D-5.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Dunlap Estate
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
- People:
- Dunlap, Robert (1779-1865)
- Subjects:
- Tools, Furniture industry, Furnishings, Furniture
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