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  1. 30th September 2017, 10:14 PM #1
    tofelofogus
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    Hey all, does anyone know about the Australian manufacturer Ridex? A box of tools I picked up today came with a Ridex Bakelite marking gauge. Pics below are from one on eBay - asking for $100. Mine is exactly the same thing. I cannot find any info on Ridex on the net.
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    What a score! Can you tell if it is worn as having been used a lot?

    Time to visit a big library and look in phone books from 1950 or so. Then each decade.
    I'd pick Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
    I did that for some marked wood work. Next was a chat with the Chamber of Commerce re the business.
    Extinct in mid 1960's and no paper trail.
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  4. 1st October 2017, 05:53 PM #3
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    Thanks to the Traditional Tools Group Inc. I have learned the information below. The patent was registered to R.V. Rider, 24 Illawarra St., Allawah NSW.

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    The Ridex marking Gauge is well made in Bakelite, suggesting a reasonably established manufacturing facility. The Application for a Registered Design was made 26 May 1948, details of business activities beyond this date are not known.
    Design Application courtesy of Rod Thomas.

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    Here is an ad from the April 15 1948 edition of the Hurstville Propellor:
    15 Apr 1948 - Advertising - Trove
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