Stopped at my favorite antique store tonight. Glad I did. I found a wooden mortise gauge. Master mechanic it's marked, which is a brand from menards back in the day I think. Found 2 pairs of dividers, a rusty square, and then the piece de resistance, a Stanley 98 mortice gauge with all the parts and an old English logo.
The gentleman told me to make him an offer and I didn't know what to offer and he wouldn't give me a starting point so I said $20, he told me $25, I hesitated, and then he told me because I bought ao much stuff from him that he would do $20.
I don't know how much this stuff usually goes for in a retail setting, but I am assuming $4 a piece isn't bad?