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Antique tool - hub micrometer - l s starrett co - used
Antique Tool - HUB MICROMETER - L. S. Starrett Co - Used
Tools, my how tools have evolved since the cave man. Well, if you are a tool collector then what we have here might be of interest to you as it is truly a machinist collectible. This is an Antique Tool - it is called a HUB MICROMETER.
What is a Micrometer I asked? My encyclopedic dictionary says: A device for measuring minute distances, especially an instrument (micrometer gauge) based on the rotation of a finely threaded screw. - A unit of length equal to one-millionth of a meter. - Another source said the MICROMETER has its beginnings in the 1870s.
I will describe this Antique Tool - HUB MICROMETER as much and/or best as I can:
* This Antique Tool - MICROMETER is called a HUB MICROMETER #228.
* This Antique Tool - HUB MICROMETER #228 I am sure has a US Patent number, but it is not on it and therefore I do not know it, (or other information I might gain from knowing it).
* This Antique Tool - HUB MICROMETER #228 measures approximately:
* This MICROMETER was specially designed with a shallow more rectangular frame to make it possible to easily pass through 3/4" holes. It is a tool for precision measuring of hub thickness.
* The Manufacturer for this Antique Tool - HUB MICROMETER is: L. S. Starrett Co - Athol, Mass
* On the face of the frame on this Antique Tool - HUB MICROMETER it reads: The L. S. Starrett Co - Athol, Mass USA - No. 228
* It also looks like someone scratched his initials: CWH
* The numbers going around the edge of this Antique Tool - MICROMETER go: 0-5-10-15-20 - and closer to the edge (and much tinier) are the "in-between" numbers 1 through 24.
* This is a nice, solid tool.
I do not know exactly how old this Antique Tool - HUB MICROMETER is, or where all it has been, or things it has seen and/or done, but I'm sure it has been plenty.
I am no expert, I do not even know exactly how MICROMETERS work, but though it is old/well used, it appears to be in well cared for, excellent condition. A few scuffs and it perhaps/maybe could use a little cleaning. It appears that, in the right hands, it would work quite smoothly and accurately and/or know what it is suppose to be doing. A great addition to anyone's collection - perhaps yours.
