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2nd March 2023, 06:38 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Double head marking guage
Probably I saw a picture of one of these 20230302_171710.jpg about 30 years ago... I ended up finding one thrown in a box in the UK about 8 years ago. For 5 pound, it was a no brainer. The only thing written on it is Made in Sheffield. So maybe Sorby (probably not) or Marples (unlikely), maybe even Stanely. Though I have a Stanley that has a lot of similarities but also some big differences, and this one doesn't have Stanley anywhere on it. One thing's for sure, I can't find another anywhere. So maybe one of you who collect the old catalogues could have a sticky beak...
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2nd March 2023, 07:26 PM #2
Lee Valley sell them.
Regards from Perth
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3rd March 2023, 08:00 AM #3Member
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I have a single point marking gauge the same, 6.5 inches long Sheffield England the only indication of where it came from. It was my grandfathers he would not have bought it from Lee valley, maybe Lee Valleys grandfather sold them?
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3rd March 2023, 08:55 AM #4
Vise versa, Leonard Lee had a huge old tool collection which he used as a resource for a lot of his ideas for ‘new’ products.
A large part of this collection went west. Might have been Crossfield Ab it ended up in, my memories vague.
Its upstairs in a huge warehouse full of hundreds of large North American and English woodworking machinery.
I scored a visit to checkout and photograph the machinery, next time upstairs, but I don’t know how organised the guy is. Was minus a few degrees as usual in Alberta.
H.Jimcracks for the rich and/or wealthy. (aka GKB '88)
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3rd March 2023, 09:00 AM #5
Silex here in Oz did a double beam but not a double head that I know of.
My father had a single very like the double in your photo.
H.Jimcracks for the rich and/or wealthy. (aka GKB '88)
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3rd March 2023, 09:33 AM #6
A double head woudl be handy .
I have a Silex single that I like using for metal work . Ive wondered if metalworkers used them much ?
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3rd March 2023, 04:22 PM #7
While it would be handy to have 2 settings I think I would rather use 2 guages. That just looks unwealdy to me.
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John
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3rd March 2023, 08:29 PM #8SENIOR MEMBER
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