{"product_id":"antique-rosewood-brass-mortise-gauge-sheffield","title":"Antique Rosewood and Brass Mortise Gauge, Sheffield","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA mortise gauge scribes both sides of a mortise in one pass. One pin is fixed and the other rides on a sliding brass fence, so a joint of any width can be set and marked without measuring twice. Both pins are present, the slide moves, and the thumbscrew tightens and holds, which is more than most surviving examples manage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Dimensions | 7.5 in. L x 2 in. W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Surface | Honest patina to wood and brass with light workshop wear. Maker stamp legible. Unrestored\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Primary Material | Rosewood or ebonised hardwood stock with a shaped brass face plate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Period | Antique\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Date | Late nineteenth to early twentieth century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | England, Sheffield\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Style or Movement | Victorian and Edwardian English joinery tools\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Also Known As | mortice gauge, marking gauge, scribing gauge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Maker, Mark, or Attribution | Thos. Wales and Sons, Midland Tool Works, Sheffield\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Marks | Stamped THOS. WALES AND SONS, MIDLAND TOOL WORKS, SHEFFIELD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Construction or Technique | Brass faced stock with a shaped brass shield around the thumbscrew, a brass faced stem, and a sliding brass fence adjusted by a screw at the end of the stem, carrying two steel pins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Secondary Material | Steel pins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA complete and fully working example. Both pins are present, the sliding fence moves along the stem, and the thumbscrew tightens and holds. Honest patina to the wood and brass with light workshop wear, and the maker stamp remains legible. Please review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51844455334166,"sku":"CCC-90042","price":65.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/DSA09279.jpg?v=1789587582","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie-design.myshopify.com\/products\/antique-rosewood-brass-mortise-gauge-sheffield","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}