Dave Beauchesne
07-31-2013, 9:48 PM
Thought I would post a couple pics of this mahogany box containing about 50 brass strips.
They are all the same width and thickness ( .920" wide x .040" thick ) with varying lengths.
The strips are all marked with a different number from a single number to double numerals. They are gummy with oil so I didn't look at them too close in that regard.
Looks like owner ' SPROUL ' was proud of these things; every strip I looked at was stamped at least once, and the box stamped at least three times.
There is an identical nib and slight radius on one end of each strip. Other end is square.
The box is about 10.5" long and 2.5" wide. No makers mark that I could see other than what I noted.
Any ideas??
They are all the same width and thickness ( .920" wide x .040" thick ) with varying lengths.
The strips are all marked with a different number from a single number to double numerals. They are gummy with oil so I didn't look at them too close in that regard.
Looks like owner ' SPROUL ' was proud of these things; every strip I looked at was stamped at least once, and the box stamped at least three times.
There is an identical nib and slight radius on one end of each strip. Other end is square.
The box is about 10.5" long and 2.5" wide. No makers mark that I could see other than what I noted.
Any ideas??