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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: Billman49 on December 21, 2014, 07:42:00 AM

Title: Curious brass square from France
Post by: Billman49 on December 21, 2014, 07:42:00 AM

Does anyone recognise this brass square?? It's on the Outils Anciens forum in France - there is a third scale inside the leg - it appears to be more of a measuring, caliper type, of tool than a square... All scales are in cm

It was presumably made for a specific use...

Title: Re: Curious brass square from France
Post by: Lewill2 on December 21, 2014, 08:14:26 AM

Can't be a nut cracker so it must be a grape measure...... Neat, never saw that one before.

Title: Re: Curious brass square from France
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on December 21, 2014, 08:27:45 AM

I have more questions than answers.  Why is the hook 4cm from the zero point? Why is the hook on the opposite side from the scale?   the curseur is obviously for id measurement. What does deux cotes mean? It certainly is a pretty piece.

Title: Re: Curious brass square from France
Post by: Papaw on December 21, 2014, 08:54:13 AM

deux cotes- Two Sides

Title: Re: Curious brass square from France
Post by: Lewill2 on December 21, 2014, 10:36:00 AM

The hook is on the back side of the scale so it wouldn't be used in a measurement per say.

Title: Re: Curious brass square from France
Post by: Billman49 on December 22, 2014, 06:14:40 AM

The hook on the back has a separate scale, not visible in the image above...