[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
54/531
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This is a square, a carpenter's tool used to obtain a right angle. It is a factory made square, and was used by the donor's father, a wheelwright in Braishfield, Hampshire. It is stamped 'H.J. BOWN' on the wood.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 square: wood; metal (steel, brass); good condition
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘ This carpenter's square is a factory made one and is of the type still commonly used by all woodworkers. It was used by the donor's father... of... Braishfield, Hampshire, a wheelwright and general carpenter. It consists of a vertical wooden arm 7.75 inches long and 2.0 inches wide. The inner side is lined with brass, and this was placed against a fixed margin to obtain a right angle. The other, thin metal arm, 14 inches long and 2.6 inches deep, is fixed to the other by four rivets enclosed by four brass diamonds.'
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1954
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