old miter square

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lyall
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old miter square

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I have my grandfather's old miter square and I have not seen another one like it. the original finish likes like it was copper.

it is a 90,45, 30 and 60 degree miter square
it has had a lot of use over the years

in the second picture you can see the diamonds cut into the blade
they are for scribing lines at 1/8" or 1/4" by flipping it over.
the diamond are 1/4" apart
you can measure on any leg of the miter square

picture three shows the offset for the base

I have been looking for years to learn more about this miter square and I am not able to find any info about it.
I can not find a name on it any place.

I love using it and after all the years of use it has had it is still true.
I think my grandfather got it back in the early 1920"

I hope somebody can help me find out who make it and more info about it.

thanks for any help
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It is very possible that is custom or Home Made.

Just a thought :D
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lyall wrote:I have my grandfather's old miter square and I have not seen another one like it. the original finish likes like it was copper.

it is a 90,45, 30 and 60 degree miter square
it has had a lot of use over the years

I have been looking for years to learn more about this miter square and I am not able to find any info about it.
I can not find a name on it any place.

I love using it and after all the years of use it has had it is still true.
I think my grandfather got it back in the early 1920"

I hope somebody can help me find out who make it and more info about it.

thanks for any help
Very cool :cool: , thanks for sharing.

Couldn't find an exact match but the same basic design is still made FLANGED DOUBLE-MITRE SQUARE

And this Peter Follansbee blog, miter squares then & now, shows a print of the same design from 1688, so this design has been around for a looong time.

ps When searching for this try both "miter" and the older/British "mitre" spelling.
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lyall
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Re: old miter square

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did some looking around the web and found out who it was make by
1902 Duby & Shinn Univeral Square/Carpenter's Tool
more info from this web site
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1 ... carpenters

thanks to all
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