Member1 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 As many of you know I tend to live a little in the past, in striving for all forms of information one of the best examples is to study the tools of the past. I have learned so much about how a lot of the works we we copy in miniature were made from studying the tools that made them. Here was a interesting dial caliper I came across, it has two dials, one for inches and one for metric, wouldn't it be neat to have one that had a dial for 1/12th scale inches?????? Anyway this was made in Germany in 1907……. it has two separate gear trains unlike the modern version that has a single dial with two hands…….. What a fun thing to play with….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member1 Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 And here is a magazine description from the period……. I should add these folks also made a caliper with a single dial….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraclechicken Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Very interesting. When you say "came across" does this mean you own them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member1 Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 I will admit when I "come across" old tools of interest I often end up owning them such as in this case. After doing this for nearly 40 years I have put together a very nice collection, even occasionally lending items to museums like the Smithsonian. If there is interest here I could share more of them here? ......... And if folks have old tools that they have no idea what they are I'm sure I could help identify them, just post a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElgaKoster Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Yes please share them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeekendMiniaturist Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Now how did I miss this post about calipers? Beautiful example of dial calipers and my friends from the UK in my unimat forum had mentioned tools in imperial and metric.. this is a lovely find. Yes! Please post pictures ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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