| Items available for Education Loans from The Davistown | 19-May- |
| Tools |
| Dividers | 32912T5 |
| 9 1/2" long |
| signed "J. STEVENS A. & T. CO. CHICOPEE FALLS, MASS. U.S.A." |
| These dividers have sliding steel points. The maker’s mark indicates that these were made by |
| Joshua Stevens Arms and Tool Company, 1864-1886. Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co. |
| Dividers | 31811T11 |
| 9" long, 5/16" wide | bio |
| signed "OLDENBURG" and the James Swan trademark. |
| Level | 22311T1 |
| 12 1/4" long, 2 3/4" wide, 1 1/2" deep | bio |
| signed "THE L.S.STARRETT Co" "ATHOL, MASS. U.S.A." with a border |
| Part of the Robert Sullivan Collection donation. |
| Level | 041712T1 |
| 12" long, 3/4" wide, 1 7/8" high | bio |
| signed "THE L.S.S. Co. ATHOL MASS U.S.A." |
| This machinists' level dates from 1940 - 1950. |
| Speed indicator | 052611T1 |
| 5" long | bio |
| signed "L. S. STARRETT CO." "ATHOL MASS" |
| Speed indicators are used for measuring the turning speed of machinery such as lathes. |
| Tapered gauge | 41302T5 |
| 6 1/8" long, 7/16" wide | bio |
| signed "N. 270 The L. S. Starrett Co. Athol, Mass USA" |
| It is calibrated in millimeters and in hundredths of an inch. The maximum thickness this gauge |
| measures is 0.150 inches. DATM (Nelson 1999, 751) contains historical information on L. S. |
| Starrett Co. |
| Toolmakers' buttons | 8512T1 |
| 2 3/8" long, 3/4" wide, 1 1/16" high | bio |
| signed "STARRETT ATHOL, MASS. U.S.A. NO 494" "PAT. JAN. 11 1921" |
| Level | 120907T2 |
| 24" long, 2 3/4" wide | photo | bio |
| signed "DAVIS LEVEL & TOOL Co" and "PAT SEP 17, 1867" |
| It has an intricately worked body and an adjustable dial with 90 degrees of movement. Davis' |
| patent 68961 may be viewed here: |
| http://www.google.com/patents?id=do4AAAAAEBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=68961&hl=en&s |
| a=X&ei=s-nZT97ZO4fFswbP0tn6Bw&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA |
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