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OBJECT TYPE: OUTSIDE
DATE: 1895
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0436.001

MANUFACTURER: Starrett, L.S. Co.
MODEL: LOCK-JOINT
LOCATION: Athol, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 37.5 cm
Width: 15.7 cm
Height: 2.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Tools-Hand
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: STARRETT
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Athol

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: THESE CALLIPERS MAY HAVE BEEN USED 1940S- C. 2000. THIS TYPE USED LATE 19TH-20TH C.
Canada: METAL LATHE (2001.0432) & ACCESSORIES OWNED AND USED BY MR. (PAUL) HENRY NESS, BANFF, AB.. MR. NESS BOUGHT THE LATHE AND SELECTED ACCESSORIES IN 1946 FROM WAR ASSETS CORP., FOR USE IN HIS GARAGE HOBBY SHOP. PRESUMABLY THESE CALLIPERS WERE ACQUIRED LATER.
Function: USED TO MEASURE A SOLID OR "OUTSIDE" DIAMETER.
Technical: OUTSIDE CALLIPERS HAVE LOCKING MECHANISM. STARRETT INTRODUCED THIS MODEL IN 1893, AND OFFERED THEM IN SIZES FROM 4 TO 24 INCHES. (REF. 2) SEE ALSO INSIDECALLIPERS 2001.0435.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "L.S. Starrett Co./ Athol, Mass. U.S.A./ Pat. May 21, 1895" stamped into one side of callipers. "Paul H. Ness" crudely incised in reverse.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: LARGE ADJUSTMENT WHEEL HAS BEEN BLUED.
Decoration: N/A

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Starrett, L.S. Co., Callipers, after 1895, Artifact no. 2001.0436, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2001.0436.001/

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