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| The nice haul from
the swap meet includes a Stratton Bros. No. 1 brass bound level, a late
model #2 Stanley smooth plane, a dovetailed non adjustable #2 Norris
smoother, a Marples gouge with a London pattern boxwood handle, a boxwood
handled Mathieson screwdriver....and finally the mystery tool...
An Inclinometer of unusual configuration. with
a translation below |
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| It is 11 3/4 inch
long (299mm) looks like Cuban Mahogany, with brass and nickel plated
steel.
A small pin is pulled to release the curved arm, then the bubble piece
which pivots on a brass pin can move. The thumb screw is loosened and the
scale arm is lifted and the screw can then be is tightened in it's slot
where it can be fixed at the desired angle..
The scale has the expected 90 degree markings, and also a another that
I'm not familiar with. The other scale indicates
rise/run or pitch. For example, 6/1 on the scale would be about 80.5
degrees and 1/1 would be 45 degrees, which is where they line up with the
degree scale. ( thanks to Jeff Grothaus, another
GALOOT
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| There are 3 Japanese
(I think) characters branded onto the side of the tool (above). I was told
by the seller that it came from Japan soon after WW2. It looks very
British to me, and maybe the box is owner made, and all the Japanese
characters are owner marks. I can't be certain of this, and would love
some help... |
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The box is finger jointed and
multiple screwed. Inside the top are 4 or 5 more small characters, and on
top of the lid 6 large characters. |
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The top in the correct orientation
to read, or have I got it upside down ??? |
| Below is a
translation of the Japanese kanji characters on the box, and the
inclinometer. Kindly done for me by my nephew's Japanese language
instructor Kaneyo : it turns out she shares my passion for old tools.
Kaneyo's father was a builder, she tells me she loves tools and would play
with nails (hitting them into the ground!) when she was little. |
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