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Hi there,
I have this weird little brass rule that has been gathering dust, as I don’t know who made it, when – or the likely purpose.
I wondered if anyone has seen one like this before, and what its original purpose might have been?
Not sure if it’s clear from the photos, but this is quite small – just over 7 inches long, and 3/4 of an inch wide, with the brass cursor being 1 inch wide.
It carries 2 scales on the up side of the body (0 to 165 and 0 to 11.5), one scale on the central slide (0 to 14.5) and another full length scale on the reverse of the body (500 to 4200). It also has a graduated scale on the cursor itself (0 to 4 in quarter divisions). The numbers are so tiny, they are hard to see without a loupe.
I realise these things can be unfathomable without a user booklet, but any help you can give would be most appreciated.
Kind regards,
Russell
You got me but that look beautiful. I love old tools.
That is a millwright tool used in motor alignments and hole depth checker and many other things you can do with it