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Wire and rope gauge

Description

Wire and rope gauge, giving the circumference and diameter of rope or wire held between its jaws

Museum reference

T.1973.112

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Wire and rope gauge

Materials

Physical description

Boxwood, with brass ends and sliding scale

Associations

Inscribed on the gauge: W & P Ropery Co.
Depicted: Wick, Caithness, Scotland, Northern Europe

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