Bevel Gauge
notes: label: Description
content: This is a bevel gauge with a walnut handle, a steel blade, and a brass lock. The handle is stamped with 'Tool Co' inside a five-pointed star. It was owned and used by Isaac Truman Stevens.
label: Description
content: A bevel gauge, also known as a sliding bevel or T bevel, is a versatile tool used primarily in woodworking and carpentry.
label: Description
content: Isaac Truman Stevens was born in Waterville, Maine, on March 25th 1805 and lived there all his life, until his death on March 31st 1874. This donation completes a previous donation made by Stevens’ grandson Lawrence in his memory in 1972.
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content: Work and Industry: Hand Tools
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Linda Christensen Stevens
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2000.0112.03
label: accession number
content: 2000.0112
label: catalog number
content: 2000.0112.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Gauge
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 27.3 cm x 2.7 cm x 2.1 cm; 10 3/4 in x 1 1/16 in x 13/16 in