Gauge, Plough
Description
A plough gauge which has a foot that tapers at one end and a cutting knife attached by a set screw to the base. It has a wooden handle and a graduated stem which extends from the left of the base. An adjustable fence assembly is attached to this stem by a wingnut. Part of the fence and the handle attachment is brass.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Possible Manufacturer
Production place
Classification
Collection
Credit line
This
plough
gauge
was
used
by
Robert
Graham,
who
owned
a
boot
repair
and
saddlery
shop
in
Queen
Street,
Waitara.
Leatherworkers
use
plough
gauges
to
cut
strips
of
leather
for
reins
and
straps.
Accession number
TM2003.040
Collection type
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