Minor but nice gloat
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>Went out garage saling this morning. Not much yet this season, but I did pick up the panel gauge pictured below. I think the beam and shoe under the screw are not original, but I like it anyhow.
Minor but nice gloat
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Re: Minor but nice gloat
#2Close up of head
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>I think the head's an oldie. You can see the chunk of copper used for the shoe.
This is only the second one of these I've seen in the wild in the last couple of years, so I felt I should go for it.
Re: Minor but nice gloat
#3Nice catch Bill!
John in New Mexico
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Re: Minor but nice gloat
#4I meant to mention
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>that the seller is a retired cooper, who now restores antiques and makes reproduction cooper's tools (shoulders wore out). He showed me his shop, in his garage. REALLY fine tools, and interesting. He's got the shortest leg vise I've ever seen, about 18" long, as well as a full-size one. Unfortunately, we couldn't talk long, since he was selling stuff.
I also picked up a heavy hammer, that he thought was a flooring hammer, with a Maydole-type head. I'm planning to rehandle it as a framing hammer.
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#5Re: Minor but nice gloat
Frank D. in Montreal
>That is a nice gauge. I like to see the variety and quality of old gauges; quite astounding at times the effort and inventiveness that went into these. Thanks for showing it to us.
Re: Minor but nice gloat
#6Minor?!?
Scott Burr in Ben Lomond, CA
>That's one sweet looking panel gauge, 'ol tool hell eh?
You can ship it down to me seeinig how you won't be using it!
Ya, my parents are still mad at me!
Re: Minor but nice gloat
#7Good look'n ! I dig the turn screw assy !
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#8Re: Close up of head
Todd Hughes
>I am about positive that the iron thumb screw is not original and a later replacement made out of a flattened regular screw.Also at the least the brass screws that hold the brass plate on are replacements if not the whole plate.. If the head is old [I'm not sure it is] I bet it had a wooden screw originaly , would be interesting to see what is under the brass plate if a hole has been pluged. I've seen lots of these things and would have to say they did not typicaly have metal screws like this.
.... Back in the 1970s these types of tools were very popular and sold well so lots got "enhanced" like this....If you didn't pay to much it should be a good buy as a user though I guess.....Todd
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#9User is what I had in mind
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>I'm not yet rich enough to buy shelf-sitters. At least not often.